Is anyone surprised they got in?

devinjhenry
Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:13:43 +0000

A low blow??? Oh please, have we not heard of affirmative action? I am a proponent of affirmative action, by the way, and would thusly feel no need to shirk at its success in helping a student of minority status get into school. I know that this girl has NO ap courses, and only 1 honors class over her entire career at my school; keep in mind that the single honors course that she is currently enrolled in is a SPANISH class and she comes from that background, speaking it at home. Her SATs are quite low, making her strikingly average. Her grades are not so great either. Rigor of schedule: no. Extracurricular involvements: no. SATs: no. Class rank: no. athletics: no. So why did she get in, if not for her minority status? Furthermore, a guidance counselor at my school called TCNJ on behalf of my friend who was placed under “second review”, only to hear directly from the mouth of a TCNJ admissions officer that there have been kids with lower SATs accepted, but they were of minority status. SO once more, a low blow??? Oh pleeeeaaaaseeee.