Like many teens, Ziad Ahmed took to social media to celebrate a college acceptance -- but this one was unlike most.

The New Jersey senior shared a piece of his application that led to a "yes" from Stanford University:

"I submitted this answer in my Stanford application, and yesterday, I was admitted," he said on April 1.

For the question, "What matters to you, and why?" Ahmed answered with the "#BlackLivesMatter" hashtag 100 times.

"I was actually stunned when I opened the update and saw that I was admitted," Ahmed told Mic in an email. "I didn't think I would get admitted to Stanford at all, but it's quite refreshing to see that they view my unapologetic activism as an asset rather than a liability."

The 18-year-old founded an activist organization called redefy at 14 and serves as the CVO of youth consulting firm JÜV Consulting.

Ahmed, a Muslim activist, hopes to fight for black students at Stanford. In a Twitter thread, he said, "I also recognize black students are often systemically disenfranchised educationally, and that it is my duty to fight to change that." He discussed plans on donating to organizations for black students:

I also recognize black students are often systemically disenfranchised educationally, & that it is my duty to fight to change that. — Ziad Ahmed (@ziadahmed) April 4, 2017 It is my duty to both support the amazing work that black activists have already been doing for centuries to empower/uplift/inspire/create. — Ziad Ahmed (@ziadahmed) April 4, 2017 & also to agitate/disrupt 4 change within the institutions that I'm so fortunate to have access to. I'm working on a few ways to do this rn. — Ziad Ahmed (@ziadahmed) April 4, 2017 I will be doing this by donating to https://t.co/EMYrvz3IVi & other orgs doing work to uplift educational opportunities for black students. — Ziad Ahmed (@ziadahmed) April 4, 2017

Ahmed's acceptance quickly went viral, getting over 10,000 retweets and 20,000 likes.

Check out reactions to Ahmed's Stanford acceptance:

5 PHOTOS Reactions to Muslim activist's Stanford acceptance See Gallery Reactions to Muslim activist's Stanford acceptance @ziadtheactivist @Stanford Congratulations! @ziadtheactivist @Stanford You're a joke, you got into a college by using copy/paste 100 times @BigSquirreI @ziadtheactivist @Stanford his resume is ridiculous. He could have left the page blank. @ziadtheactivist @Stanford I just find it amusing that he chose this avenue, he has many accomplishments but relied… https://t.co/fj3shcIthi @nrvous_ @srivasov @ziadtheactivist @Stanford Apparently not so wasteful. He got in as a result. Up Next See Gallery Discover More Like This HIDE CAPTION SHOW CAPTION of SEE ALL BACK TO SLIDE

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