High school student Micheal Brown made headlines last week for a remarkable feat: He was accepted by all 20 colleges he applied to, and each institution awarded him a full scholarship to boot. 
 
 Video of Brown, screaming with excitement as he learned of his acceptances surrounded by family and friends, went viral. Four Ivy League institutions ― Harvard, Yale, Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania ― want him, as do Stanford, Northwestern, Johns Hopkins and 11 more top-rated colleges. 
 
 MUST SEE VIDEO! This is what it looks like when a hard working, 3rd Ward student gets accepted to his dream college. BTW... he was accepted to 20! Including 4 #IvyLeagues. Story coming up @ 10 on #KHOU11 #DREAMS #Houston #Harvard #Princeton #Yale #FeelGood pic.twitter.com/Lz5kY3G1CO — Lauren Talarico (@KHOULauren) March 30, 2018 
 
 While the exceptional senior, who earned a 4.68 GPA at Lamar High School in Houston was praised by many ― from reporters to readers to President Bill Clinton ― a local news team in Washington has come under fire for harshly criticizing the student. 
 
 On Fox 5 DC last week, morning co-anchor Holly Morris and contributor Sarah Fraser laid into Brown for applying to 20 schools, calling his decision to do so “obnoxious” and suggesting he was showing off. 
 
 “It’s a little ridiculous that this kid applied to 20, taking away a spot and basically waitlisting another kid,” Fraser said. 
 
 “I’m urging my kids not to,” co-anchor Allison Seymour said in an aside. 
 
 “It’s a little obnoxious because you can only go to one, you can only take one full ride, and you are taking a spot from someone else who worked really hard,” Morris said. 
 
 The backlash was swift and has grown over the past week as a Now This video criticizing the Fox 5 segment went viral. 
 
 Here's a new one: Local Fox anchors criticized this Black teen for working TOO hard pic.twitter.com/sIwyciCC9j — NowThis (@nowthisnews) April 9, 2018 
 
 Twitters users are laying into the journalists, saying their comments seemed racially motivated. 
 
 This doesn’t “take a space or a scholarship” away from ANYONE. 
 
 
 
 Yale isn’t going to suddenly enroll only 1,499 freshmen or only give $4,950,000 in financial aid if this kid goes to Stanford instead. 
 
 
 
 This is straight up, poorly coded, bigotry. https://t.co/ySdmNbml1x — Aditya Sood (@adityasood) April 9, 2018 
 
 Michael Brown, I wish you would’ve applied to 30 schools. Keep shining- you’re an inspiration to black and brown kids all over. Perhaps you could call it a representation of the fact so many of us have to work twice as hard to get half of what others get... https://t.co/VOU3AjijcW — Don Champion (@DonChampionTV) April 9, 2018 
 
 Check out @FoxNews anchors call a young black man, Michael Brown, “obnoxious” for applying to and getting accepted with full scholarships to 20 colleges. 
 
 
 
 Either we’re “lazy” and need to “work hard,” or we’re “obnoxious” when we excel for working hard.#Racist#SitDownAndShutUp pic.twitter.com/QWGPVVcdpD — Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) April 5, 2018 
 
 So to sum up: Ferguson's Michael Brown who was murdered by the cop was a thug who wasn’t trying to do anything with his life so he deserved to die. THIS Michael Brown who applied to 20 colleges/universities and got full rides, is "obnoxious" for doing too much with his life. https://t.co/YXPXWAPrYv — Daryle L. Jenkins (@DLamontJenkins) April 5, 2018 
 
 Except when you do “work harder,” expect Alice&Seymour @Fox5DCAllison 
 
 Holly Maurice @HollyLiveFox5DC & 
 
 Sarah Fraser @heyfrase on @fox5dc using their morning airtime calling you “obnoxious” for being a hard working black student & getting into multiple prestigious colleges...🙄 — Miah Ed.D (@dst6n01) April 7, 2018 
 
 shame on these news anchors. he worked his entire life to achieve the impossible and instead of celebrating this extraordinary achievement they chose to call it ridiculous. Congratulations Michael Brown, the world needs more people like you - https://t.co/uXkhSwfTea — Casey Neistat (@CaseyNeistat) April 9, 2018 
 
 Shoutout Michael Brown, congrats getting into all 20 schools bud. You didn’t take any body else’s spot away, you earned your own — #SaveTheCrew (@garrettbinger) April 9, 2018 
 
 Congratulations 🎈 Michael Brown Which ever #College You Choose will be Lucky to have you These #Fox #TalkingHeads Should Be #Fired https://t.co/uxhu7sQbh0 — Peggy M (@morgep65) April 9, 2018 
 
 In response to the backlash, Fraser tweeted an apology to Brown on Saturday, saying she learned a “valuable lesson.” Brown tweeted that he accepted her apology. 
 
 Bishop Talbert - I am sorry. I’m sorry to Michael b. I truly had no malice when I set this story up, we wanted to ask is 20 schools too much? But I see now that was petty. Michael is awesome and I have learned a lesson. — Sarah Fraser (@heyfrase) April 7, 2018 
 
 Thank you for your apology. I appreciate it and accept it. — Micheal Brown (@mbreezy101) April 7, 2018 
 
 Morris maintained that she was criticizing the act of applying to 20 schools, not Brown himself. She also said she would have had the same response if the student were white. 
 
 I just believe in a more targeted search. I think the common ap has changed the game and makes it too easy to apply to too many schools. Has nothing to do with privilege. Just my opinion. We can disagree... that’s ok. https://t.co/JsGsXAGTmV — Holly Morris (@HollyLiveFox5DC) April 3, 2018 
 
 I also said he is an amazing young man. This is not a racial issue. I would have the exact same opinion if the boy was white. https://t.co/gq8Edty0s8 — Holly Morris (@HollyLiveFox5DC) April 4, 2018 
 
 Brown said he had a Skype interview with Morris but has asked the station not to air it since the anchor has still not apologized. 
 
 This morning, I had a respectful Skype interview with @HollyLiveFox5DC , though I did not get an apology during the interview. I won't allow the interview to air until @fox5dc provides me with a public apology. Where's the #humandecency? — Micheal Brown (@mbreezy101) April 6, 2018 
 
 Fox 5 DC, Morris, Seymour and Brown did not respond to HuffPost’s requests for comment. ||||| Holly Morris ಮರುಟ್ವೀಟಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ 2BeSaid 
 
 I just believe in a more targeted search. I think the common ap has changed the game and makes it too easy to apply to too many schools. Has nothing to do with privilege. Just my opinion. We can disagree... that’s ok.https://twitter.com/2besaid/status/981154362285264899 … ||||| Texas, like all places, is the site of both triumphs and tragedies. Every week in the Best Thing in Texas, we look for something that reminds us why we love our state so much. 
 
 WHO: Micheal Brown, a senior at Mirabeau B. Lamar High School in Houston 
 
 WHAT: Brown was accepted into twenty top universities with full-ride scholarships 
 
 WHY IT’S SO GREAT: It’s harder than ever to get into the country’s most prestigious universities, so the already impressive feat of getting into an Ivy League institution is all the more admirable today. And finding a way to pay for higher education is a crucial part of any but the wealthiest students’ application strategy. Micheal Brown, a senior at Lamar High School in Houston, has managed to accomplish that (and more)! 
 
 On March 28, Brown opened the last of twenty acceptance letters from top universities. Not only was he accepted into his long-time dream school, Stanford, but he was also granted admission into schools like Harvard, Princeton, Northwestern, and Yale. He was also awarded a full ride to each school through a mix of scholarships and grants. And he earned an additional $260,000 in scholarships outside of his school applications. And—no, just kidding. 
 
 Stanford admission notwithstanding, Brown hasn’t yet decided which university he’ll be attending. He’ll be spending the next month visiting schools before he makes a decision on May 1. Whatever school he chooses, they’ll be lucky to have him. Congrats, Micheal! 
 
 This post has been updated to correct a misspelling of the subject’s name. It is Micheal, not Michael. We regret the error. ||||| This morning, I had a respectful Skype interview with @ HollyLiveFox5DC , though I did not get an apology during the interview. I won't allow the interview to air until @ fox5dc provides me with a public apology. Where's the # humandecency? ||||| Michael Brown celebrates with friends after being accepted to 20 of the best universities in the US with a full ride and $260,000 in additional scholarship offers. 
 
 HOUSTON - A group of TV anchors from the Fox News affiliate in Washington D.C. are under fire after they criticized a Texas teen for applying to 20 colleges and getting into each with full-ride scholarships. 
 
 Micheal Brown, a senior at Lamar High School in Houston, was accepted into 20 top universities including Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Stanford and received full-ride scholarships to each. 
 
 On Tuesday, FOX 5 DC morning anchors Holly Morris and Allison Seymour and podcast host Sarah Fraser discussed Brown's accomplishments, but shifted to the topic of the number of universities a student should apply to. 
 
 During the conversation, Fraser asked Morris and Seymour whether they "think it's a little ridiculous this kid applied to 20 (schools), taking away a spot and basically waitlisting another kid." 
 
 Morris replied that while some may not agree with her, "It's ridiculous that he applied to 20 schools." Morris stated that Brown's accomplishment would have been just as impressive had he applied to five or 10 schools and that many college readiness websites indicate students should apply to four to eight schools. 
 
 Fraser then asks whether they thought Brown applying to 20 schools was a "little obnoxious," to which Morris replied "I think it's a little obnoxious because you can only go to one. You can only take one full ride and you are taking a spot from someone else who works really hard." 
 
 Seymour countered that if Brown didn't take the full ride, the scholarship would go "back into the pot." 
 
 Morris said the best thing about Brown's story is that "19 kids come off the waitlist." 
 
 Many have taken issue with the anchors' criticism of Brown applying to 20 schools and have attacked the idea that Brown took a spot from another student. 
 
 Morris has stood by her position on Twitter and Seymour has not been active on social media since the controversial "Tuesday Talkers" segment, but Fraser tweeted Brown an apology. Brown responded that he accepted her apology. 
 
 I don’t feel that way. I have apologized to Michael and he accepted my apology. Michaels accomplishments aren’t up for debate. I have learned a valuable lesson. — Sarah Fraser (@heyfrase) April 7, 2018 
 
 I also said he is an amazing young man. This is not a racial issue. I would have the exact same opinion if the boy was white. https://t.co/gq8Edty0s8 — Holly Morris (@HollyLiveFox5DC) April 4, 2018 
 
 According to ABC News, Brown is part of a college readiness program called "EMERGE Fellowship." The website states the program “empowers and prepares high performing students from underserved communities to attend and graduate from selective colleges and universities across the nation.” 
 
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 Copyright 2018 by KSAT - All rights reserved. ||||| Bishop Talbert - I am sorry. I’m sorry to Michael b. I truly had no malice when I set this story up, we wanted to ask is 20 schools too much? But I see now that was petty. Michael is awesome and I have learned a lesson.
– One might think a high school senior called the "best thing in Texas" by Texas Monthly, and who got accepted to 20 colleges—some of which were Ivy Leagues, and all of which offered him a full ride with grants and scholarships—would receive universal praise in the media. But per KSAT, staffers at a DC station seemed annoyed last Tuesday at his avalanche of good news. Podcast host Sarah Fraser asked Fox 5 DC morning co-anchors Holly Morris and Allison Seymour if they thought it was "a little ridiculous" Micheal Brown threw his hat in the ring for 20 schools, which Fraser believes yanked spots away from other teens who'd be waitlisted. Morris agreed it was "ridiculous" and also "obnoxious," because "you can only take one full ride and you are taking a spot from someone else who works really hard." Seymour tried to point out that scholarships from schools Brown eventually turns down—his first choice is Stanford, though with Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and other esteemed schools in the mix, he hasn't made up his mind yet—will go "back into the pot." HuffPost notes that many online were angered by the journos' takes, with some saying their comments may have been racially motivated, as Brown is black. Fraser has since apologized to Brown (he accepted), calling their remarks "petty" and insisting Brown is "awesome." Morris clarified on Twitter she just believes in a more "targeted search" for colleges; she also conducted a Skype interview with Brown, which he says was "respectful," but he adds he won't give permission for it to air until he gets an apology from the station. "Where's the #humandecency?," he tweeted last week.