Minorities at Hillsdale?

hellodocks
Sun, 24 Apr 2011 16:09:32 +0000

@YAHA
Thank God we can’t, because I can’t imagine how different this conversation might play out were we able to. I am enjoying my time here. I’ll also have you know that it has not a damn thing to do with how ‘diversified’ my school may or may not be, but rather the opportunities I see around me and how I’ve been able to capitalize on them so far and how they’ve helped me get closer to realizing some of my dreams.

I tend not to see color when I look at people, because I look at people, not skin. If anything, I’m more looking at their clothes, that’s the area I’m weakest and most likely to be so shallow or superficial in. I don’t care if someone’s as smart or meritorious than I am. Chances are, they aren’t, but that’s the vestiges of sinful pride and ego speaking, so ignore that please. And if they are, more power to them, I hope they succeed in the path they’ve chosen for themselves, what kind of monster would I be were I to wish ill on some random passerby?

Why does talking about minorities for anything more than five sentences make you so distraught? And also, you’re absolutely flat-out incorrect and wrong about Hillsdale being the only diversity-blind school. I purposely chose to omit my ethnicity or demographical background information off every single college-related application, document, or form . . . simply because I wanted to be judged solely by the criteria I ought to be, the quantitative and qualitative aspects of my candidacy. You lauding one school so blindly is almost as irksome as how liberal you are with punctuation.

No, you aren’t the only person who thinks that. I happen to hold a pretty similar opinion, but probably for a different reason than you. Where do you live, if you don’t mind me asking? I’m kind of interested to get a bit of insight as to the parameters you’ve lived in.