Zach Yadegari, the 18-year-old CEO of Cal AI, a $30 million startup, has been rejected by several Ivy League colleges despite having a 4.0 GPA and a high-revenue tech company.
Yadegari was rejected by Harvard, Yale, and Stanford, among other prestigious schools, but accepted by Georgia Tech, the University of Texas, and the University of Miami.
Many professionals, including Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, expressed surprise at Yadegari's rejections.
The young CEO shared his college essay online, discussing his accomplishments and decision to skip traditional high school to build his startup.