Blue Island 17-year-old does it all --- and now, she's headed to just about any school she wants

The 17-year-old received over $300,000 in scholarship money and the awards are still coming in from the growing list of colleges and universities she has applied to.
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[@alexmcaruthur6966]

Congratulations! International Relations and journalism is a good combo. And please make sure you encourage your peers to follow your footsteps, or leave them behind in the dust

[@Stanley.1977]

Awesome! I love accouts of young people succeeding in life. Best wishes for her, and kudos to her parents for raising a successful teenager!

[@commonsenseoldman1959]

Way to go Jayla! Best of luck to you

[@mixon270]

This is indeed good news

[@mikeskiman5570]

ABOUT TIME !! great news ..god bless stay safe

[@jones2277]

Congratulations! Well done!

[@ml-jt6eg]

Good for her. see what hard work and staying out of trouble gets you. Kind of destroys the narrative some people push

[@Teewaree13]

That’s fire
🔥 congratulations 😊

[@LeeH003]

Let’s go Jaila! Can’t wait to see what you’ll accomplish!

[@marieg3865]

Great job young lady! This is wonderful news

[@Theinsomniac826]

Congratulations! ❤❤❤❤

[@kevinbraden9445]

Congrats 👍

[@ThomasPaineintheArse]

If she was a Korean male we would never hear of this.

[@dahby2724]

Fabulous sista girl 😻

[@J_brown3]

Congrats!!! Jayla

[@lovely_star1917]

thats what im talking about yasssss girl

[@jhernan594]

👏👏👏👏awesome!!

[@CORPORATE10]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@phillipmarlowe0525]

So much for blacks being “ oppressed “. Proves that if one puts in the effort they can do great things.

[@trevorsutherland5263]

Wow! A good story? What is that one out of ten thousand horror stories every day? Better give her an ex-special forces personal bodyguard to get her safely through the next four years.

[@johnny316b]

lose the bull ring. you're not cattle

[@user-dy3gm9cu1h]

lmao what you doing with your life? besides hiding behind a youtube burner accoubt

[@phillipmarlowe0525]

Correct. Not 🐂 more like 🐒

[@spikermike2843]

Sure ... what did she check under 'race'? What are the quotas for Affirmative Actions for the schools she chose? Mind posting her GPA?

[@The_Quaalude]

Good, now never go back to Chiraq ‼️

[@janeflip1]

And a hog ring in her nose!

[@DRAKKENFIRE22]

Unfortunately, affirmative action makes her “achievements” questionable. She named some very progressive colleges that promote racial quotas. So, even if her achievements are genuine, other non-black students who earned their way will question whether she earned hers as well or did her black privilege allow her entry. This is why blacks should denounce affirmative action. It belittles those who are actually qualified to be accepted to a prestigious school, and it places those who are not in a position to be burdened with excessive college loan debt and no degree.

[@llewodcm20]

That this is even a news story makes this seem like a guilty white pandering thing.

[@user-dy3gm9cu1h]

you sound a tad bit salty

[@dahby2724]

M

[@whitetiana3022]

affirmative actin.

[@aishlelle]

She’s literally 3rd in her class 💀 She’s obviously intelligent.

[@trmatt01]

Lol …. She checks all the right boxes ..