Future Class of 2013!

aznarkarus
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:58:37 +0000

I used to have the profile posted up on my wall, but I took it off after I realized that it’s not about being better than everybody else, but instead being better than myself. So now I have a wall full of mediocre SATs surrounding a poster of the academy, ha-ha.

As far as my diversity goes, it is not without its own downfalls. I always stand out in practically any group, which sometimes makes me feel like an outcast. If I am in a group with asians, they always make fun of the fact that I don’t know my own language; if I am in a group with russians/ukranians/poles (who dislike each other), I’d be the only one with radically different comlexion; as for americans, well, I am not considered one of them either.
So you see, being legible for affirmative action doesn’t improve your social status, rather provide an incentive for what the majority has, and you don’t. Although I am not the one to advocate this policy-- I believe that it somewhat provides an excuse for underrepresented population to work at 95% of their potential, making those 5% that much more difficult in the future.