Bad Counselor Rec = Rejected?

Sligh_Anarchist
Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:07:54 +0000

I am somewhat concerned about that issue as well. Here is my incident -

Before Christmas, I got called up to my guidance counselor’s office about some oratorical contest for a $5000 scholarship, and if I applied, I had a very good chance at winning it because of my past experience with oratorical contests. The topic was on Martin Luther King, Jr., racism, et cetera. So, I was said, “Cool. I can do this.” However, as I read through, it was an extremely religious scholarship directed at Baptist students. In fact, the form asked for your church name, church phone number, et cetera. The oratical contest was to be held in a southern, black, baptist church. Now let me tell you something about myself - I am a middle-class, white atheist. This amount of religion was consuming! So, I politely turned down the scholarship since it was obvious an atheist could not win anyhow. I am not going to waste my time. My guidance counselor became furious upon finding out that I am an atheist. She became frustrated at the fact that anyone could NOT believe in her deity. I don’t believe she likes me very much anymore. I used to be her star student, but those days have come and gone. By the way, she has a PhD. in Spiritual Counseling I came to find out.

My college recs may be jeopardized next year in the face of discrimination. I love southern, religious fundamentalism.