<p>So, my dad and I share a theory about my non-acceptance, and maybe we're just paranoid, but it is bizarre that we've both had the exact same theory independently.</p>
<p>When I visited Whitman last November, I was there the day that a huge campus-wide diversity symposium was held. Part of the symposium was a series of break-out sessions about various themes in diversity. My parents and I went to one about Latinos and the definition of diversity. Long story short, my mom ended up making a very homophobic comment and angered and insulted a female Whitman student (of course we were conspicuous as a prospective student and parents party). So, essentially, my mom made the most highly insensitive homophobic comments on the most diversity-ra-ra day of the year.</p>
<p>So, my dad and I share this theory that said female Whitman student or some other student informed the admissions dept. about the homophobic applicant from Colorado who caused a problem, when my mom was really the one who made the comment, and my dad and I highly disagreed with what my mom said.</p>
<p>Now, Whitman would never admit to punishing me for my mom's homophobic comments, but does this seem like a crazy theory, or possible?</p>
<p>I almost want to email them and ask, but I'm afraid I'll sound absolutely desperate.</p>
<p>It sounds to me like there could be a grain of truth in the theory, especially at a small school like Whitman. I don't see what you have to lose by sending them an email, assuming your non-acceptance was not a waitlist. If it was a waitlist and you're not sure where you're going to attend, maybe wait to send that email.</p>
<p>PS - The moon landing was real, there were no snipers on the grassy knoll, and the government did not orchestrate 9/11.</p>
<p>If they really did not admit you because of that, them maybe you should not have gone there. Even if you said the comment, a college should not reject you for voicing your opinion. I'm not bashing on Whitman, I am just saying if they rejected you because of that then they are wrong.</p>
<p>I did not make the comment, my MOM did.
I was appalled, as a) I didn't agree with what she said, and b) she was overstepping her boundaries as a visiting parent of a prospective student, by running her mouth in a seminar for the students.</p>
<p>Anyway, GPA: 3.96uw/4.66w, Valedictorian, 32 composite ACT, 2090 SAT, etc. Lots of leadership and community involvement... music, varsity sport...</p>
<p>I've since been admitted from the waitlist, and am 95% sure I'll be enrolling.</p>
<p>That's what parents are for.. to embarass their children. Just getting even for HS.</p>
<p>Unless you were the only prospect on campus and everbody in the secret club knew who you were.... it is extremely and I mean extremebly unlikely.</p>
<p>While your grades look great, how's your HS? Sometimes where you go to HS hurts you, or previous students from your school hurt. </p>
<p>There are HS out there that produce 4.0 students all the time that fail college. That is why the standardised national exams like the SAT/ACT are used to compare as every school district is different. While your scores are very good, they aren't knock em out good. Sorry for saying that but you are competiting to get into a place where your scores might put you on the lower end, thus the waitlist first. I know I'm terrible for saying that. It's like telling someone who runs a 10 second hundred that they are fast, but not necessarily fast enough. Especially when I run the 100 over a couple of days.</p>
<p>32 ACT composite is a great score for Whitman..it doesn't put anyone in the lower end. If anything, it puts him nearer the higher end since the middle 50% of Whitman admits are in the 28-32 range.</p>