I almost can feel for most of you who got rejected. But I am not sure if you could relate what we are suffering. Coming from Third world country, not having enough guidance or prep, having astronomical financial need, the applications go straight down the drain. I have college rejecting me saying that my needs are very high and if I somehow contribute more bucks that I would be accepted. And of course, with the fin documents we sent them its clear that in no way possible can we contribute any more bucks. It’s just another way of saying if you’re poor, g o f^ u r s e l f.
And the worst part is that I’ve worked really hard. Transitioning from broken English to 1520 on SAT is no joke. And all the impressive extras also mean nothing. In the end, it all boils down to money, so yeah being poor and unprivileged sounds like a really bad joke to colleges. But I bet they are laughing.
But the positive part is that I helped them bring the no of applications up, and lower the acceptance rate. Happy to know that my contributions will help them climb USNews ranking the next year.