The Root

Harold Ekeh, of Long Island, N.Y., applied to all eight Ivy League and was accepted.

At a time when tens of thousands of American students are getting turned away from their first, second and even third college picks, Harold Ekeh, of Long Island, N.Y., has an enviable quandary: deciding which of the eight Ivy League colleges he will attend next year, according to CBS New York.

For all his hard work and accomplishments, the Elmont High School salutatorian was no less surprised when the acceptance letters arrived. read more