Teen tech whiz kid with 4.0 GPA made $30M off his startup last year — but he was still rejected by 15 colleges

Source: New York Post

An 18-year-old with a near perfect GPA founded a business which made $30 million in its first year — but that isn’t enough to woo college counselors these days. At least that’s Zach Yadegari’s experience as he was rejected by fifteen out of the eighteen schools he applied to, despite a 4. 0 GPA and score of 34 on the ACT.