Chance my AWESOME friend!

eating_food
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:14:10 +0000

I have to disagree with Princessbell and XYZ Affair.

Here’s my prospective on this applicant:


She’s shown dedication and commitment to service as evidenced by her involvement in Key Club and this “Humanitarian” club in addition to having over 300 volunteer hours.
What’s more she’s shown LEADERSHIP in these organizations. As well as in Spanish Club.
She’s obviously EXTREMELY proficient in Spanish, as her 7/7 on the Spanish IB and 760 on the Spanish w/ Listening exams evince. This right here, in and of itself, is a huge deal
Princessbell (you know I love ya to death and back) her financial situation will be quite obvious on her application - she received the Questbridge scholarship thingy which is something only people from VERY low income families can get. (It’s also very competitive to get, so the fact that she received it is highly indicative of how she’ll fare in college admissions.) This in addition to the fact that you indicate how many siblings you have on the common application will make it more than apparent to admissions officers what kind of family she is coming from. (Plus, who knows? She may have made it even more obvious by writing an essay about it.)
She’s shown excellence in academics. While her GPA might, upon first glance, seem a bit low, she’s ranked #2 in her class which is incredible. Additionally, her SAT is on par and her AP scores are slammin. AND she’s won numerous awards for academics - things only one who is the best in their school can get (Harvard Book prize, National Achievement, County Student of the Year, Governors School…)
On top of all this, she’s found time to do fun things like field hockey (which she’s probably some what good at seeing as she wants to play on the, albeit recreational, collegiate level) and debate (which she’s been recognized on a state level in).
All of this comes from a girl who goes to a bad school. Trust me, the admissions officers know which schools suck and they’ll see that she truly took advantage of what was available to her – this will work in her favor.
And NOW! She’s black so this hook will at the very least cause them to take a second glance at her application - a luxury many applicants never get.


Like I said guys, I love you sooooooo much, but I honestly think that this girl is going to be accepted. Maybe not SCEA (though probably), but definitely in the regular round (if she happens to get deferred).

ps. I’ve found that it’s so much easier to say “oh you’re black, so you’re in!” to other people than it is to say to myself. I’m totally with you princessbell because I know that black people don’t automatically get in, but when you look at applicants objectively (yourself included) and save race for the last thing you consider, you see that it really can make the difference in an application. That said, I’m not going to get in… and that make me sad :(. hehehehehhe