<p>^^ precisely.</p>
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<p>That’s a great way to look at it. ^_^</p>
<p>I feel slightly guilty, though, since I’ve never really identified with being Hispanic. My mom is Cuban, but other than the food, it’s never really been an influence on who I am. Oh, and the whole tanning-easily thing. That’s kind of neat.</p>
<p>Now if I actually spoke Spanish… haha. Then it would be way different.</p>
<p>Woooo, one way or another, I’m super excited! Gahh. xD</p>
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<p>I’m going to go against the grain here and say this is bad logic. There are a multitude of factors that affect the circumstances and the environment you grew up in; race is not the only factor that plays a role in this. Race doesn’t really dictate the circumstances and environment a person grows up in as strongly as you claim it to do.</p>
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<p>There’s no need for you to feel guilty… Just be happy that you were accepted! Congrats!</p>
<p>I’m Asian and I got a likely letter for engineering! I thought I had a pretty good chance of getting in, but I never expected a likely letter. So has anyone ever heard of someone who got a likely letter getting rejected?</p>
<p>You’re pretty much in if you get a likely letter. Just don’t get arrested or fail classes.</p>
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<p>No offense, but how would you know? Seriously, how would YOU know?</p>
<p>You are so wrong about that. Race has a huge affect on how you’re raised. I can guarantee you that at some point in a black man’s life he REALIZED he was black and therefore found himself different. He probably has a button nose and harder to manage hair and bigger lips. Forced physically things that no one has any control over and yet he is at some point in his life subjected to his differences. He laughs at different jokes, buys different products, and is told to act in a different way NO MATTER WHERE S/HE GREW UP.</p>
<p>How many white people do you know today who can yell out, “**<strong><em>," in a crowd of black people or, "</em></strong>”, in a crowd of Hispanic people and not start a confrontation of epic proportions? But I bet you’d be ten times more comfortable saying it in a group of white people. </p>
<p>Saying race doesn’t have a huge affect on someone’s life is the most ignorant thing anyone can say. This country was built because of different backgrounds. Yes we are all raised to act “professionally” in any environment, so it’s not as obvious as it once was, but it still just as important, if not more, as it was years ago.</p>
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<p>Way to stereotype… According to you, almost all black men have bigger lips, button noses, laugh at different jokes, buy different products and act differently no matter where he/she grew up. To say the least, this is quite an immature view on race. Yes race may have some factor on how you grow up/think but it does not nearly influence people as much as you say it does. People are unique individuals… not everyone has to conform to the stereotypes that are held by others.</p>
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<p>This is completely pointless. What are you trying to prove?</p>
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<p>No, not really. Stereotyping races in order to substantiate your arguments is far more ignorant. </p>
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<p>No offense, but can you read? Have you read my screen name? Does my screen name indicate that I am a white, anglo-saxon protestant male? Or does it indicate that I am a minority?</p>
<p>I put down Mechanical Engineering. And the thing about Stuyvesant was only for people who have never heard of it. What school do you go to? Thomas Jefferson? I’m just wondering where we are considered “the enemy”. LOL I love high school rivalry.</p>
<p>It’s only that when I read other ppl’s stats I want to know about their high school. I think mentioning Stuyvesant and saying a little bit about it lets people know that its a credible school and definitely very recognized by the colleges.
It’s something I would want other ppl to tell me too!</p>
<p>Anyway, I’m super excited! Didn’t see the LL coming!</p>
<p>Got one earlier this week. The letter is dated 3/10/09.</p>
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I know your statement is definitely incorrect in my case. Race and heritage and where my family came from is the entire reason I’m here to begin with (here, as in the U.S.). Also, this could just be my own opinion from personal experiences, but I highly doubt my life would have been the same had I been raised in a non-Hispanic household. Since there is obviously no way for me to prove this, I’ll just share my two cents and leave it at that.</p>
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<p>It’s not stereotyping, it’s fact. Why is it that Asians aren’t the most prominent race in basketball? Blacks have a tendency to be taller than the average man, so it makes the sport a little easier for them to adapt to. Does this mean Asians don’t play basketball? Most, if not all, black people have dark skin. Some have light, but they are very rare, and this subject is about majorities. The worst you thing you could ever say is that you look at people as they are all the same color because that is the definition of ignorance.</p>
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<p>Stereotyping is saying women are bad drivers when the majority of accidents are caused by men, or saying people from the south all mate with their relatives yet the south is healthy. Things like that aren’t true, and statistics and science are used for a reason. That’s why I used the word “probably,” which indicates a majority is involved. Which race do you think dies the youngest? Once you figure out trends in things like that, further studies can be done to find cures or enhance health or to figure out what part of their culture may cause this. It’s important to acknowledge differences. (oh, and if you’re wondering, blacks die the fastest of all races)</p>
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<p>It doesn’t matter. I wrote all of that assuming you were black. (And realize it still doesn’t matter). Are you really saying that if you were a Hispanic male, your life would be exactly the same?</p>
<p>Everything we do is part of our culture. Being an American will always set you apart somehow in someway from other countries. Race is the only thing, I believe, that shouldn’t be taken with a grain of salt, though THAT is arguable.</p>
<p>i hope i get one too, or ill hav to wait 10 more days to know if im in… ughhh cant bear the anxiety any more!!! i really want to go to cornell!</p>
<p>but do international get a likely letter???</p>
<p>I’m so happy I got a likely letter. I hadn’t heard back from any of my non-safties up until then, so it felt like it took off 98% of the mental burden waiting was. Hang in there haha</p>
<p>ahhh this sounds like a stupid question…but has Cornell mailed all the acceptees with those packages? Not having received one…doesn’t mean rejection…yet…right > <?</p>
<p>People need to please read not only previous posts, but other threads on this matter.</p>
<p>nope, it doesn’t mean rejection.</p>
<p>Cornell HAS NOT mailed all of its acceptances and rejections.</p>
<p>The only people who have heard their decision are people who received likely letters, or those who have been accepted through rolling admissions.</p>
<p>Either way, this is NOT everyone who was accepted.</p>
<p>nowandlater, forget about the whole enemy thing. I am in a high school from Queens, and it’s just how everyone thinks, no matter in math competition or some like social study competition, our goal is always like beat the Stuyvesant. It’s part of our motivation I guess. Oh, and you chose Mechanical Engineering… well, I believe my stat is not bad, it’s just I haven’t got a letter, sigh.</p>
<p>“It’s not stereotyping, it’s fact. Why is it that Asians aren’t the most prominent race in basketball? Blacks have a tendency to be taller than the average man, so it makes the sport a little easier for them to adapt to. Does this mean Asians don’t play basketball? Most, if not all, black people have dark skin. Some have light, but they are very rare, and this subject is about majorities. The worst you thing you could ever say is that you look at people as they are all the same color because that is the definition of ignorance.” - DRMAN</p>
<p>OMG! This is anthropologically untrue. In fact, Nordic people are taller on average than ALL Americans, including blacks. And the bit about “most black people have dark skin” is also way off the mark–if you’re talking about black Americans! My God, man, who are you? Please learn something about African Americans before you make these stupid statements.</p>
<p>X__X sorry and thanks for the respond…too many threads and too little time to read xD</p>
<p>Is it a bad sign if you did not receive a letter from a rolling school?</p>
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<p>You mean like CALS? I’m wondering the same thing. But why would they wait on rejections? If you already know who didn’t make the cut, why wait to inform them? It only takes a one page, one paragraph letter? It’s not like you have to prepare a whole packet of information for them. Why wait?</p>