Zohran Mamdani's SAT scores revealed after Columbia application ‘African American' bombshell
Mamdani received a 2140 out of 2400 on the test, which was below the median score for admitted students but was above the median score for black students, independent journalist Christopher Rufo reported.
3 Mamdani listed that he was both 'Asian' and 'Black/African American' when applying to Columbia University.
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3 Zohran's father Mahmood Mamdani is a professor at Columbia.
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The Ugandan-born Mamdani got hammered by critics after a New York Times report that Mamdani listed that he was both 'Asian' and 'Black/African American' when applying to Columbia University, where his father Mahmood Mamdani is a professor.
3 Mamdani received a 2140 out of 2400 on the test.
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The Mamdani campaign didn't immediately respond to comment.
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