will AA help me into columbia?

steve10c
Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:27:36 +0000

I think most people would take offense if you insulted their family. I don’t think this should be the case moreso than if you insulted anyway, but it probably has an evolutionary basis.

But I think the central point is that you don’t need a comeback if someone states what is, from their perspective, a fact. A lot of people, who would have otherwise never had a chance, get into the Ivy league because of racial discrimination. And people sometimes, wrongly, need to vent their frustration.

If you need to vent your frustration with them, go ahead. But I think there are less destructive ways.