But this is the thing: I never commented about who deserves to get into certain colleges. This post was about if an award I received should be considered a national or an international award. I mentioned Affirmative Action briefly as a JOKE for god’s sake in one of my follow up comments(I acknowledge that this was short-sighted of me).
I never said that AA should be discontinued. In fact(unless you misread my previous comment), I endorsed it and acknowledged that it is necessary. I just said that a system based on parental earnings instead of race might be better, and if you disagree with it, then fine. I didn’t want to discuss it because it is controversial, and I only brought it up because of some derogatory comments. I personally don’t agree with developmental acceptances(donations), but I kept it to myself on this post.
I never mentioned about my country’s colleges anywhere in my comments. I think you are confusing this answer with some other one. I never talked about my “standards” or how I deserve a place in one of the most selective institutions on the planet. I don’t(I’m pretty insecure about myself). I am doing everything within my reach and hoping all turns out for the best at this point. I don’t have an elitist mindset. I come from a middle-class family(that probably equates to a lower-middle class in America) and attends my school through scholarships.
This post came out of a genuine question about how a reward in my country should be viewed in terms of college applications, and it got distorted along the way. I still can’t believe how you dismissed me as a snobbish aristocrat from my comments.