oasis

I simply fail to see why there is a need to provide sympathy when I, as a Asian male, also get rejected in life. I just pick it up and move on, and don't assign blame to my race+gender.

It doesn't really matter to me, but these kind of "whining" posts just irritates me a bit personally, because if you want to put the blame on race+gender, there's thousands of us that's out there too, you're not the only one.

You bumped it up....-_____-

mathboy98

I have heard the 'pick it up and move on' advice given in many situations - would you not say it tends to be a bit overused? The argument 'life is unfair' doesn't help anyone, and I think we can all agree that a lot of people spend a whole heck of a lot of time trying to make it a little more on the fair side anyway, an endeavor which hasn't gone unappreciated in history (which you know more about than I, as a history..minor?)

Now I understand why posting on a forum about this stuff when a lot of people have had the same issue can ruffle some feathers, but really as long as the policy affects a lot of people, it's going to be debated.

I think what is perhaps a bit more fair is to ask the OP - what should we do instead? And why? He/she probably knows reasonably well what the argument of those who implement the given policy is (or if not, should go find out). Then what? I think that's the real question.


@Piper - glad it was clarified. I'm a bit too unfamiliar with MIT's actual values to debate effectively on whether they're appropriate or not. I fully imagine the school is doing quite a good job in many ways, and has some stellar students and people - that's about all my knowledge.

lhd555

Simple solution: STOP BICKERING AND DO SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT WITH YOUR LIFE!

Exhibit A: A Chinese Male from my high school went to IMO (International Math Olympiad) and won a silver medal last year. He also represented the US at the International Linguistics Olympiad. He's going to Harvard.
Exhibit B: A Chinese Girl from went IBO last summer and got silver. She's only a junior right now, she will most likely get into MIT since she is going to RSI.
Exhibit C: I know a Chinese eighth grader who finished all the math classes and has represented Canada at IMO and won bronze!
Exhibit D: An Asian boy from my school has published two article in academic journals and has been a finalist at Siemens. He is going to Stanford.
Exhibit E, Exhibit F, Exhibit G: Asian guys and girls from my school going to ISEF and ending up at Harvard, Stanford, MIT.
Exhibit H: Asian guy receiving 3rd at a national piano contest --> MIT

So rather than bickering, why don't you just make yourself hard to turn down? MIT doesn't turn people down because they are Asian, its because they are all the same. Many of them try math competitions, many try science competitions. Only a few succeed. Those who do are the ones that MIT want, not the ones who do everything but don't do well.

ThePost1994

Anyone here like jazz?? :P

Atlantic Five Jazz Band Take Five - YouTube

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