When UW-Madison leaders brag about the “holistic” approach they use to choose “well-rounded” students for admission — putting good grades in a mix of other desired traits such as community service and different life experiences — junior Ashok Kumar could be their poster boy.
Since virtually the day he arrived as a freshman, from a poor school district in Yuma, Ariz., Kumar, 21, has stirred things up.
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