Minorities take our places! Sound Off!!!

tracker
Thu, 10 May 2007 17:50:38 +0000

“You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here”.

I am a student admitted to ND in 2007, I also happen to be a minority. I worked hard to get admitted and never once considered that my race would be an issue. It was one tiny box checked on the application. I didn’t write about it in an essay or ask for special consideration and I don’t expect special consideration in my studies at Notre Dame. I really would not like to be seen as the “person” who took another’s place because of my race!

Where I live we are all disadvantaged, regardless of race. Not necessarily economically but certainly socially and academically. We are the place people come to work at right out of college so their loans are forgiven. This is an area where some don’t have electricity and it is common to see trucks hauling water back to their homes because there is no running water.
True, my stats are not as stellar as many of the people posting here but I hope that we all bring to ND much more than stats.
For myself, I hope that I bring to ND more an understanding of human kindness and compassion than of scientific formulas or quotes of Shakespeare.
My parent’s could have sent me away to a boarding school to get a “better” education but thank God they didn’t because I have had an incredible real life education that could never be taught in a classroom.

And in the end, won’t the “diverse” nature and knowledge of every one of us mixed together in one place be the most important lesson?