@Aerophage Don’t feel like it’s a crutch. You got a 36 (!!!). This “lower achieving URMs getting into top colleges” stereotype (which is nonsense) isn’t about you because, again, you got a 36- 99.9% of whites and ORMs can’t score that high. AND you did so as a first-gen student? Wow, I don’t know where I’d be if I didn’t have my relatives’ experiences to guide me through the college application process. Respect.
You deserve all your success. Don’t let anyone tell you differently.
-lower middle class, African American female with a 1490 SAT who’s already hearing “you’ll get into X college because of AA”