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<p>Unless an admissions officer told your friend, “We admitted you pretty much because you are Palestinian and because of your work for Palestine,” I don’t think that you can safely say that that is why he got into the school.</p>
<p>I also don’t really understand what “playing the diversity card” means. Writing an essay about being Palestinian? That’s great, and could create a compelling essay, but that’s not about playing any “card,” that’s about writing well.</p>