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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nigerians, especially the Igbo people, kick butt.[/quote] Yes, they value education and are successful in college and in the workplace. However, they do not fit your typical disadvantaged immigrant or URM profile - most of the Nigerian immigrant families are middle-class (and just plain wealthy by the home county's standards), and parents of today's college immigrants are educated professionals. I'd say the young woman in the article is not much different from your standard Ivy applicant from a white or asian middle-class family with laser focus on high-profile prize. I do not begrudge her success, but let's face it - this ain't a rags to riches story. Now if there was a kid from a Somalian immigrant family, or an American-born inner city kid that made it to an Ivy...[/quote]
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