<p>you’re right, I am black, and very proud. All I am saying is that i think that it is unfair that someone with a 1700 on their SAT would make it into an ivy, and that becomes the norm amongst black students, while only very few white students could get in with that score. Now believe me, I do understand that colleges adjust lower scores for differences in BACKGROUND, but I feel that it should only be based on socio-economic background and NOT RACE. For example, for a person with a mother who works three jobs in an inner city school, whose father is in prison, and who has to work to help support his or her three younger siblings, and who would be the first person in their family to grad. high school let alone attend college, who got a 2000 on the SAT, it should be regarded as a 2200 perhaps. </p>
<p>I just know many Af-Am applicants who were rejected with stellar stats mind you, while under-qualified people are instead accepted, like little charity cases. Why does it make you happy to know that you only earned something b/c of your race? Hmm? It pains me inside to even consider that. But I know that I would’ve still had a shot, black or white, because I did MUCH better number-wise, and had extensive ECs. </p>
<p>Places like the number one school in the world are less likely to do this than ND, (thank god). But I whole-heartedly disagree with this quota thing, or if you’re a little black charity case you should get in. I know many lower ivies use this mentality, from the stats of their admitted black students. </p>
<p>Something interesting that I have noticed, is that many of the Af-Am ppl on this forum that get into practically every ivy league en up getting rejected from yale…maybe accepting them wouldn’t fulfill their community service requirements lol. Please, stop bringing up slavery you were NEVER no slave. Move on, for real. Are you gonna be some jesse jackson radical forever, please. “Oh well a long time ago you did this and that and blah blah, bull”. So what, today is today, stop dwelling in the past. Yes its an important history that has set our people back, but then just work hard! You should already know then that no white person will just hand it to you (unless they need volunteer hours for working with charity cases) so just make sure you are on par black or white, thats ALL that I am saying.</p>
<p>I have no crutches, I blame no one, and I am independent. </p>
<p>Black, white, hispanic, asian, martian, it doesn’t matter, I do me. </p>
<p>And don’t you dare accuse me of JEALOUSY?? I was accepted into every school I applied to, including 7/8 ivies. So don’t you dare hate on me b/c I am a self-sufficient young Black individual. At the back of your heads, you are always gonna think “am i good enough, should I be here, I don’t match up” and you will graduate near the bottoms of your respective classes, b/c you just didn’t deserve it. But I have confidence in myself, and I know I deserve it, which, as you can see, is RESPECTED by ppl of other races, not this bs “woe is me, oh pitiful, pitiful me” attitude y’all have. You think if Barack Obama had done that, dwelled on his race and the white man, he could’ve won? HECK NO! I’m not saying there isn’t racism, believe me I know, but you will feel so much better in yourself knowing that you deserve you spot, and that you CAN compete. funny just a dream is here criticizing…</p>
<p>So just do you, charity cases, if thats how you want things to be. keep hanging out at the bottom with your sub-par SAT, be the one black person they have to accept onto the board just to prove they’re not racist, go ahead. i’ve found its much easier to breathe at the top…</p>
<p>Just quit talking and yapping about all the reasons why you inherently can’t be on top b/c of this and that, and strive to just be on top, STEP UP!! You know the prejudice we face, ppl automatically assume that we are all charity cases, until we prove otherwise. True charity cases will just validate their arguments.</p>
<p>amen somebody.</p>