While applying to the prestigious Stanford University, high school senior Zaid Ahmed took a huge risk. When he was asked “What matters to you, and why?”, the only thing that came to his mind was #BlackLivesMatter.

Ahmed, who is a senior at Princeton Day School in Princeton in New Jersey, answered that question by writing #BlackLivesMatter exactly a 100 times. And, seems like it was the best answer he could’ve given, as he got his acceptance letter on Friday.

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"I was actually stunned when I opened the update and saw that I was admitted," Ahmed said 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."

Ahmed even shared this news on his Twitter, and tweeted both his answer and the acceptance along with the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter. The tweet already has more than 1,000 Retweets and over 3,000 Likes and been retweeted by members of Campaign Zero, a police reform campaign, and some of its founders, Brittany Packnett and Samuel Sinyangwe.

I submitted this answer in my @Stanford application, & yesterday, I was admitted...#BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/R5YxM77bWL

"My unapologetic progressivism is a central part of my identity, and I wanted that to be represented adequately in my application," Ahmed said.

According to Ahmed, his Islamic faith and his commitment to justice go hand in hand as he believes he wouldn't be practicing his religion correctly if he turned a blind eye to the injustices the black community faces on a daily basis.

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"To me, to be Muslim is to be a BLM ally, and I honestly can't imagine it being any other way for me," Ahmed said. "Furthermore, it's critical to realize that one-fourth to one-third of the Muslim community in America are black ... and to separate justice for Muslims from justices for the black community is to erase the realities of the plurality of our community."