Believe it or not, Cesar Arevalo is not much different from anyone else is his family.

The 18-year-old Salvadoran native has been in the U.S. ever since he was just five years old and he and his siblings have always been taught by their educator parents that education is essential to getting ahead and gaining any success.

Six Ivy League Schools Among Suitors

It's a message they all seemed to take to heart, with his two older siblings graduating from California-Berkley. Now, the spotlight has turned to Cesar, the proud owner of at least 11 acceptance letters from some of the most prestigious universities in the country including Ivy League institutions Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Princeton, Brown and Dartmouth.

Stanford, Cal-Berkeley and Santa Barbara have also made their interest known in the Baldwin Park High grad.

"They just kept rolling in," he said of all the acceptance letters. "Then the UCs came in and then Stanford in, and that one was the biggest shock because their acceptance rate is incredibly low. That was pretty incredible to find out I'd been accepted to all of them."

As proud as dad Cesar Sr. is of all his children, he admits he wishes more immigrant youngsters had the same kind of chances each of his kids have been able to take advantage of.

"Honestly, I believe that everybody deserves the right to be part of this," he said, adding that he has been disturbed by all the anti-immigration rhetoric that has been espoused this presidential election season by Republican candidates Donald Trump and Ted Cruz.

Despite their being talk that Stanford is among his favorites, Cesar hints he plans to be as meticulous in making his decision as he has been in carrying out all the study that came to spell this opportunity for him.

"It's a decision that will not only affect the four years of my degree, but for the rest of my life," said the teen rumored to be considering electrical or mechanical engineering as area of study.

Teen Wants to Create own Business

Cesar also has visions of someday creating and running his own business.

"The goal is to have my own company where I can set up a scholarship fund and make a difference in my community and come back and inspire kids to do the same," he said.

Having watched his parents have to pack away their teaching degrees once they reached the states and work such jobs as in a factory and at a wedding dress shop to earn a living for their family, Cesar also knows the value of hard work and sacrifice.

"Walking by these universities is very wonderful," he said. "It's a little strange because I've been in schools where they have some characters that have changed the world."