Zach, based in New York, shared an article on X listing the universities that rejected him, and the few universities he received. Reject from most popular universities such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the University of Washington, and Columbia University.
An 18-year-old millionaire made headlines again, but this time there was no successful story. Zach Yadegari is the co-founder and CEO of Cal AI, an app that tracks people’s calories by shooting food. But despite owning a successful startup, Zach faces rejection from several of the top universities in the United States, including Harvard, Yale and Stanford.
Who is Zach and what does his company do?
Zach is located in New York
Zach, based in New York, shared an article on X listing the universities that rejected him, and the few universities he received. Reject the most popular universities from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of Washington, Columbia, Princeton and New York University (NYU).
Zach’s colleges are Georgia Tech (Georgia Tech), the University of Texas (UT), and the University of Miami.
Start coding at the age of 7
Zach also shared his college admissions paper, which he revealed he started coding since he was 7 years old. He launched his first app at the age of 12, and by the age of 16, he quit a successful online gaming business.
He started Cal AI in high school and junior high school. The app quickly became the fastest growing app in its category, earning millions of dollars in revenue. After the success of the startup, Zach and his co-founders moved to San Francisco, California.
Zach also shared in his post that his average (GPA) is 4.0 and his startup earns $30 million (about Rs 3 million).
Zach’s personal paper
Zach admitted in his admissions article that he had earlier thought higher education was unnecessary, but his ideas have changed since then.
“I realized that colleges aren’t just through rituals. It’s a channel to improve the work I’ve been doing. In the next chapter, I want to learn from humans and students – not just from computers or textbooks.”
