Previous Story
Ohala Foundation exec accepted to Stanford
|
Posted on Jan 11 2021
Tasi G. Long, who is vice chairperson of the Tinian-based Ohala Foundation, has been admitted to Stanford University’s Class of 2025.
A foundation statement said that Long received the news of his acceptance a week before Christmas.
“Looking back and reminiscing about all the late-night studying and after-school extracurriculars that I took part in, I can finally say that it was all worth it,” said Long. “Many people tend to dream and aspire to do great things in the future, and that’s completely fine, but one must not forget that there is a toll to pay to achieve those dreams. My advice is to pay that toll, it’ll be worth it in the end.”
Ohala Foundation chair Phillip T. Mendiola Long, who is Tasi Long’s father, said, “The entire Ohala Foundation is immensely proud of Tasi for such an amazing achievement. Many of us knew he had the character and drive to become a Stanford student as we see his work and passion for the foundation every day. As parents, Arley and I couldn’t be more proud of him. Every parent wants their children to have more opportunities and to be better than them in every way. Tasi has definitely shown us he is on a pathway to run circles around us and that makes us smile with pride.”
The foundation statement said the entire Ohala Foundation board of directors wishes Tasi Long success in his goals and is proud to have him continue to represent the CNMI and the foundation.
This wasn’t Tasi Long’s first contact with Stanford. According to the foundation statement, he wrote to Stanford in 2010, when was just 9 years old, and told them he was going to Stanford when he graduates from high school. “Stanford actually wrote him back a month later letting him know that they look forward to his application in 2020 and they included a mini Stanford pennant from the school,” the statement added.
According to the online site College Transitions, Stanford University, with its 4.3% acceptance rate, “is even more selective than MIT, Caltech, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, or Columbia.” (PR)
