Maybe I hold an element of insecurity, but the idea that if I got into a college now, and then 20 years later someone tells me “My acceptance into this college was harder than yours” seems to be absolutely counterfeit and a blatant invalidation of my hard work.
An article I read in The Atlantic was interesting.
It noted that “But “beneath the headlines and urban legends,” Jim Hull, senior policy analyst at the National School Board Association’s Center for Public Education, says their 2010 report shows that it was no more difficult for most students to get into college in 2004 than it was in 1992. While the Center plans to update the information in the next few years to reflect the past decade of applicants, students with the same SAT and GPA in the 90’s basically have an equal probability of getting into a similarly selective college today.”
And frankly, some minorities are more underrepresented than others. The world will (falsely) tell you that America is a equal and meritocratic society, but that is dead wrong. I know that from firsthand immersion.