<p>I'm proud of what Asians have accomplished, in the face of discrimination and cultural/language barriers, without advantages afforded todays URM's. It's a testament to what hard work and strong will can accomplish in the land of opportunity. Am I wrong in expecting all other peoples to do the same?</p>
<p>You haven't answered any of my questions. Rather, you're insinuating that I'm a racist? No, a racist would be someone who acknowledges that certain peoples are inferior and therefore need a crutch to even the playing field.</p>
<p>You are making a blanket generalization of people who use welfare and it's wrong. Please stop feeding off of the media to gain erroneous knowledge of black and hispanic people. Meet the individuals, then see if you are quick to say that all blacks and hispanics use a crutch to get ahead. You do not appreciate generalization of asians, so try to exercise the same judgement for other minorities. That is all.</p>
<p>Feed off the media? Blank generalization? You do know that whites are a huge, if not majority, beneficiary of govt. welfare programs, right?</p>
<p>I don't care what race you (not you specifically) are; if you can't rise to the occasion -- like so many others have under the same, or worse, conditions -- then, quite frankly, you don't gain an ounce of respect from me. The reverse would apply as well.</p>
<p>Don't get so defensive next time. No one needs AA. If a whole race of people can accomplish something to the point where it works against them, guess what? so can everybody else.</p>
<p>Many congratulations to you! Stanford is one of the greatest schools in the world! We used to live half an hour from there and always dreamed of our sons attending (my son is currently wearing his Stanford t-shirt). Being from Chicago, you'll be extra-happy about the California winters. Yes, it does rain - but that's it! You'll be sitting on the lawn, reading and studying, in a t-shirt, in the month of January!</p>
<p>AA is essentially another form of discrimination. Not only to those races who don't benefit from it (asian, white, etc.) but also to those who do because it implies that they are not as capable of getting into the college as people of other races so they need this added advantage.</p>
<p>I agree with Vissanik, my acomplishment seem "unusual" b/c of my ethnicity</p>
<p>WeCareAlot I just posted this on another thread because I get the same bulls***t about being black/female</p>
<p>how the f***k does having straight A's throughout high school, taking 12 AP courses (4's and 5's), getting a 2200 on the SAT, have absolutely NOTHING to do with me getting into Brown. Well I guess being black automatically makes me "underqualified", not all blacks are the same ghetto idiots who don't give a damn about school that everyone has come to assume that those 5% at the elitist colleges are. I grew up in the UK (10yrs) and my academic brilliance was never deemed strange or unnatural for someone of my skin color,but when I came to the U.S. people in my school were shocked that I even signed up for AP.</p>
<p>I know that most blacks don't take AP but there's no need to look at me as if in question as to whether I can even read and comprehend the registration for "AP bio" ("you're" in AP Lang and Comp, REALLY? this is what someone asked me the first day I walked into that class and that same blonde has a D in the class [this surprises most ppl as does me having an A]) I'm not trying to offend anyone, honestly, but just maybe my admittance to Brown had something to do with my actual application not my ethnicity.</p>
<p>My friend who is on the girl's basketball team was offered a scholarship to Stanford as a junior b/c she's an excellent player, she also had exceptional grades yet all the other jealous athletes could say was "uh..well she's black so it doesn't mean anything" Yes</p>
<p>Floridastudent - I agree with what you said... and although it may be hard to do this, give us a break! Most everyone likes to categorize things, and the <strong><em>EASY</em></strong>* thing to do is to create a stereotype about blacks and throw them into one nice and simple category. Everyone does it, it just happens here on a larger scale. Unfortunately, no matter how much you may not want it, you ARE a URM, and that means that you get special privileges for college admissions whether you want them or not. And although we'll never know, it's likely that your URM status DID play a role in your admission. </p>
<p>Let's look at this from (quote) """"our""""" (unquote) side. There are students who will have better stats than you who may not have gotten into Brown. Is it fair...??? well, I'd say it's complicated. With your childhood having happened in England (great grammar, I know), you have a unique perspective to bring to the table––a perspective that a white, male, Massachusetts 'perfect' student may not have. So I guess it's all about the underlying things that you bring to the admissions process that people tend to overlook. </p>
<p>While it may suck (I can only imagine... I'm a sheltered middle class white male), I guess all you can do is suck it up... really. Emotions tend to run high this time of the year, and unfortunately, strong emotion is usually coupled with some illogical prose. Colleges admit people using a wholistic approach – simple grades, test scores, and ECs cannot be the only factors used to admit a student. Again, sadly, it's hard for some to look at you wholistically when all some can really see are their achievements and yours.</p>