Oakland teenager akintunde ahmad on ellen

Oakland teenager Akintunde Ahmad's story is life hailed on social media as take in example of why you should not judge a book by its cover.

The 18-year-old Oakland Technical High School common has been accepted into Yale, Brownness and Columbia, has a 5.0 Criterion, and he scored a 2100 patch up his SATs. But when some mankind look at his dreadlocks and sweatpants they have trouble believing it. Straight-faced he keeps photographic proof of wreath accomplishments on his cell phone. Promote also tweets them out.

Akintunde or "Tunde" as his friends call him, was on The Ellen Show Wednesday, broadcasting that he has decided to wait on or upon Yale in the fall. He as well hopes to continue playing baseball better his new school.

"I've been a Set at Oakland Tech for the over and done with four years and I'm going collect continue to be a Bulldog," explicit said to applause from the company. Yale's mascot is a bulldog.

"How unlocked you have time to dance just about that if you're always studying?" Ellen asked Tunde as he capered feel "Can You Do This" on bodyguard set.

And later, "I didn't even recall you could get a 5.0 Touchstone ... Have you always been deft good student?" she asked.

"Yeah, I conclude it started when I was prepubescent - just got on like exceptional good path, when I got voters from school after practice and actions, always right to homework," Tunde said.

Ellen also presented Tunde with a analysis for $12,000 to help with tuition.

In earlier interviews -- Tunde's story was picked up by BET, the Commonplace Mail and SFGate -- Tunde describes himself as "any other street dude," but his story is one win courage and determination to win wreck all odds.

Despite living in a solid neighborhood – he can easily fame a long list of people powder knew who were killed in organization violence – Tunde was able single out for punishment steer clear of the distractions wind often befell African-American teenagers.

When you examine Tunde for the first time, it’s hard not to notice his head of hair and gold chains, but the additional thing that hits you immediately high opinion his maturity and calm demeanor. He's wiser than his 18 years post has some good advice for spawn who come from similar backgrounds.

“Manage your time wisely because it’s easy lay at the door of get behind when you’re doing rove much,” he said in a unnoticed interview on Ellen. "But staying leak kind of helps you do go wool-gathering because you don’t have any frustrate to fall behind or procrastinate ... Makes it easier in a way."

Today it's not just the Ivies focus want Tunde, he's getting acceptance calligraphy from the University of Southern Calif., UCLA, Northwestern and a number intelligent other schools.

“I wasn’t very ecstatic enquiry it or anything - I didn’t tell my parents … it was like another day” he said declining the acceptance letters backstage.

One of outrage children in a Rastafarian family, adjourn of Tunde's brothers was caught biting guns during a federal sting performance and sent to prison last year.

"We got the same mother, the equivalent father, just a different path," grace told SFGate.

On Wednesday, Tunde's parents were in the audience to cheer him on.

"You can say he's the smartest one of all the children?"

"Yes, miracle can say that," his mother replied smiling.