Minority Benefit? and quick SAT/grade question

Bill0510
Tue, 11 Apr 2006 11:40:36 +0000

Ahhh . . .the old race question comes up. If only incidentally.

If you don’t consider yourself a minority, why did you check the box? [All it took was a counselor suggesting that you should deny a deep-seated belief that you are “totally against . . .” to get you to do it?]

That’s fine. Just realize that virtually nothing in life is based upon merit alone. Nothing. You will get acceptances, jobs, appointments, etc. based on your geographic location, friends, ethinicity, sports ability, etc. and, maybe, even a bit of merit thrown in. Consider, for example, that you can become President of the United States based solely on who your father is or who he knows. [Before the conserevatives get all riled up, see GWB and JFK.]

If you didn’t want your racial background to affect the decision–positively or negatively–then it sounds as if you could have indicated anglo.

Generally, Asian-Americans are not considered under-represented minorities at the secondary education level. Thus, no affirmative action is directed towards that group of Americans.