<p>While I agree with the fact that he should have gotten in there are a few contributing factors that may have led to his rejection. Firstly, colleges do not like to see students drop out of high school and it is harder to transfer especially from a community college. While the EC’s may have hurt him it was probably something else that they saw that was alarming to them. That is what usually happens when a school has such a high acceptance rate, instead of looking at who is the right fit for the school they see if anybody raises any red flags. Another thing you have to consider is that schools have quotas they need to meet for race, gender, geographic location, etc. while I do not think being a URM, male or in state necessarily hurt him they may have already met there quotas in those groups. Although this may seem far-fetched but they may have seen something on social media or on the internet that alarmed them. Did he change his name on Facebook or Instagram? Did he have a record of any kind in his high school? These are things you have to consider when you see such a shocking result as this one is. Another thing to consider is which college did he apply to because I know some of their programs are jokes but the Physics and Engineering programs are some of the best in the country asking for GPA’s as high as a 4.0. There has to be a 13.1% that does not get in, but I would not worry about it and just focus on the great schools he can go to. </p>