Lil B tweets that he wants to go to college, the universities respond with advice and invites

Lil B The Basedgod performs during the 2016 Slingshot Festival at Georgia Theatre on April 1, 2016 in Athens, Georgia. Lil B The Basedgod performs during the 2016 Slingshot Festival at Georgia Theatre on April 1, 2016 in Athens, Georgia. Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Lil B tweets that he wants to go to college, the universities respond with advice and invites 1 / 3 Back to Gallery

Lil B, Bay Area rapper and #BasedGod, is known to frequently post tweets promoting positive thinking and self-confidence, but one of his most recent messages caught the attention of a number of established, prominent college universities.

Lil B clarified that he wants to learn about biology and neuroscience one day, but notes that he didn't finish high school.

One of the first to respond was Indiana University, a well-regarded school in terms of both academics and sports, who wrote, "Get your GED, then give us a call."

Other schools followed suit, including Penn State and Washington State University, which encouraged him and his followers to check out their science programs. The University of Oregon tweeted the apply link, as did Butler, the University of South Carolina, the University of Dayton, the University of Texas at Arlington, and Louisiana State University — along with encouragement for the artist to get his GED first.

Then, Auburn University, DePaul University, Miami University, the University of Wisconsin, Brandeis University, Georgia Tech, Oregon State, Florida State, Mizzou, University of Colorado at Denver, Virginia Tech, Arizona State, and dozens of smaller universities chimed in with advice and application invites of their own.

UC Davis got in on the action, too:

Interested in science, neurology, biology AND animals? We got it all. Plus, we're the 6th best public university in the country AND you could be in Northern California. https://t.co/MgVAGKxY3w #New2UCDavis #GoAgs pic.twitter.com/yCK9skfMAA — UC Davis (@ucdavis) December 8, 2017

He also got personal invites to sit in on classes with professors at the University of Cincinnati, Louisiana State, and in a neuroscience lab at Harvard:

Come visit my stem cell/neuroscience lab @harvard next time you are in town. Talk to @elohimmusic and @passionpit about how cool it is. — Michael F. Wells (@mfwells5) December 8, 2017

The Oakland A's are even offering an internship to help bulk up his college application extracurricular activities:

Whatever university you attend, you'll need a summer internship. We have a spot on the social team if you want it. — Oakland Athletics (@Athletics) December 8, 2017

Still needing to finish high school work, Lil B has some work to do, but it sounds like the rapper has plenty of encouragement, from both current students and college hopefuls. See the whole thread here.

Alyssa Pereira is an SFGATE staff writer. Email her at apereira@sfchronicle.com or find her on Twitter at @alyspereira.

