Recieved the SAT Score by Race- Race = 134 SAt points

kolom
Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:54:48 +0000

FLBoy,

First of all, stop being so melodramatic.

Also, no opportunity is blatantly is being taken away by anybody and there is not any racism. It would be racism if applicants were admitted SOLELY on race. Students are admitted based on different factors and race,but mainly background, are simply some of the factors. It happens that those black and hispanic students come from less affluent backgrounds than their White and Asian counterparts. Those stellar kids are product of parents who pampered those children, or parents that have the financial resources necessary for a great education and took charge of their children’s education. Remember that education is mostly for those on the higher end of income brackets. As you might know, getting out of those disavantaged backgrounds is very hard. I forgot you are the only that can have an opportunity. To your dismay, I’m sure UF accepted White kids from disavantaged backgrounds with lower stats.

UF, like any other institution, has enrollment goals for different purposes if you will and some criteria they have to meet as a public institution by law.

For example, UF has a nationally ranked football team which might translate in rejecting unathletic nerds with 1400s, unless they obviously find football players with 1400s. Something worth mentioning is that the Stats posted on the UF admissions website are those of ADMITTED student, not the ones actually enrolled.

UF, I would assume, has some slightly flexible quotas on the number of people they can accept from each school or district. They simply can not accept all qualified candidates from District X and only 10% of the qualified candidates from District Y.

Another reason why you may probably get rejected, especially at places like harvard, is if they feel like you were too pampered or someone else took charge of your education (i.e. parents). I know people that were in the IB program just because their parents wanted them to be in it. Pampering background.

Everyone admitted at UF can be something different to the campus. In addition, UF can not admit every single overachiever. Even at Harvard, there is a bottom 25% of their graduating class. Furthermore, those who were rejected by UF who had great stats, I’m sure could have been/were accepted to other great universities. THE STELLAR applicants WOULD HAVE ATTENDED ANOTHER SCHOOL. They are not heart broken and got over the rejection. Nobody’s future was ruined.

Going back to one of your posts, I remember that you mentioned that you had a rough time while growing up due to finances in the family. Well, the college you went to had the opportunity of choosing a wealthier applicant whose parents could donate more money to the school. Nobody else deserves an opportunity, except you of course.