Student got admitted to top college after writing #blacklivesmatter 100 times in his application.

An American high school graduate has done something unthinkable or what can be considered weird in his application for a place in a top American college and still got admitted.

His name is Zaid Ahmed, he did it and it worked for him. The Princeton, New Jersey, high school senior was recently admitted to Stanford University after writing #BlackLivesMatter 100 times in response to the application question, "What matters to you and why?"

"First, there was a word limit on the question prompt -- you couldn't have less than 100 words," he explained.

"As I completed my application, my academic work, volunteer activity, extracurricular and activism created a picture, but it became apparent to me as I neared that final question that the picture lacked my voice," he added. "It was important that to me that the admissions officers literally hear my impatience for justice and the significance of this issue."

Ahmed, 18, is a practicing Muslim and a self-described activist. He says much of his passion stems from him experiencing racism of his own.

He says he decided to use the hashtag because it conveyed his frustrations with the judicial system's failure to protect the black community from violence, systemic inequity and political disenfranchisement.

We reached out to Stanford to confirm Ahmed's story. A university spokesman said the school does not comment on student applications.

CNN