<p>So let's dissect InRoads: How is it different than from placing a group of students together to compete with one another? Do you enjoy being the token minority? Do you even see how InRoads is not lobbying for Asians, as their program is primarily African-American, Latino, and Hispanic?</p>
<p>How does it feel to know that the only reason you got your Goldman Sachs internship was because of some Public Relations ploy that elevated your application among the hundreds of Ivy Leaguers who are competing internally--whose online applications from prestigious schools such as MIT, Harvard, Yale are not being reviewed because of a ratio quota? </p>
<p>If your views are Machiavellian, then fine, take a stab at every available opportunity but take your reward with a grain of salt: You will always be the token minority. Your co-workers will start asking, why does this intern have to attend all these "InRoads" conferences and get to miss work on paid leave pro-rate?</p>
<p>Even so, having a program such as InRoads that professes to equal opportunity and yet--and here is my own anecdotal evidence--that does not bother to respond to the applications with transcripts attached even though their GPA's are 3.8+ at a Tier 1 school, compared to a favored minority (non-Asian) who scored a mere 3.2? Think about this: I know a dozen people who weren't even put into this talent pool. No they did not call the recruiters names and handled their paperwork efficiently and effectively.</p>
<p>SEO is respectable, but InRoads definitely needs some clarification on its application.</p>
<p>And to mssales: Your success is not even guaranteed, but you may end up at the Bain's, PwC's, and the GS's of the financial/consulting/auditing industries. May but not sure. Why not try Monster.com?</p>
<p>Well, Nothing is guranteed. I have a respectable GPA, and various leadership positions. I also attend a respectable university now. Also I think my chances of getting in interview are much better with Inroads than Monster.com.</p>
<p>To each his own. Diversity is big in Corporate America this day and age. Most Fortune 500 companies want to mirror the population growth. We all know where the growth is coming from.</p>
<p>In order to understand the minority consumer, they hire minorities with the same type of thinking. They can understand how to market to them, develop programs that appeal to them, etc.</p>
<p>Being Asian in INROADS makes no difference to me. I work in a market where 12% of the population is Asian. You would think that I understand the culture of Asians more than the next person.</p>
<p>Honestly, why would I care if INROADS was lobbying for Asians or not? INROADS was started to help African Americans. Shortly after, it expanded to other minorities, with Asians being the newest to join. It's not that INROADS picks and chooses with minorities it accepts. It's a matter of what their companies want. In the end of the day, I'm at the company that can leverage my skills and assets and they see value in that.</p>
<p>What's so wrong about that ;)?</p>
<p>Oh yes one more thing. INROADS interns are held in a higher light in my company. They see them as fast risers with strong potential. While we aren't treated with any extra perks, INROADS is definitely respected. One who talks about a non-profit organization trying to provide opportunities for others would be ignorant. INROADS is also well respected amongst the top 10 MBA schools, as various directors have stated.</p>