<p>updating transcript??</p>
<p>Haha, I mean updating resume. I wish I could "update" my transcript.</p>
<p>O lol you scared me, I thought you had broken the seal. Anybody know if they'll actually read our essays or resume???????</p>
<p>yea thats what i was hinting at earlier. you don't really need to do either but they make it seem mandatory. i would still recommenddoing both.</p>
<p>Why do they make us take them then? Either way, they would have needed to be completed...</p>
<p>Now that we're back what'd everyone think????????</p>
<p>It started to get a little repetitive, but overall I loved the school and I thought the tour and the programs they set up were informative.</p>
<p>Some of the students in the student panel were a little obnoxious though. :D</p>
<p>I found that a lot of the sessions just repeated what I already knew from my own research, but I still learned a few new things, especially during the tours.</p>
<p>The dorms were much better than I imagined, nothing like some of the horror stories I'd heard about.</p>
<p>The student panel was definitely the highlight of the program for me. Pretty much any question I could've had was answered at one point or another.</p>
<p>Overall I thought everybody was very helpful and informative, and I was definitely impressed.</p>
<p>I definitely agree about how repetitive it was. They really didn't present any new or insightful hints or secrets to us either, unlike what they told us. </p>
<p>The highlight for me was the campus tour as sad as that is. None of the workshops or information sessions gave me ANY new information whatsoever. </p>
<p>I was really disappointed that they didn't give us any advantages like they have in the past. For instance, the past participants were given the opportunity to apply unbinding ED. I realize that it was abolished this year but I was hoping that they would compensate in some other way (I'm not implying anything). </p>
<p>I thought that overall it really was just a big waste of time in terms of information and help. I was glad that i was able to spend the time on the campus and being around some of the students, but it was otherwise pointless if you have internet in your house and can access their website.</p>
<p>From the way I see it:
Being african american and attending an urban school, I have to say that there were times when I felt discouraged, like the "white" people were better off. This is not b/c of money, as my parents were hard working immigrants who made it very well, but because of what seems to be two different cultures. When it comes to things simple like prepping for the SATs, one can feel lost among all the options, especially when you footsteps to follow. Others (i.e.white americans) have the advantage of parents that have been through the same things and can lead them.
My competitor for valedictorian is a white male who happened to be my co-president for a club. Guess who was strongly suggest to drop out of the club (by our white club sponsor/ magnet program advisor) so the other could have full control? (me!, not to mention i had spent 2 yrs as opposed to his one month in the club) Guess whose grades/credits are occasionally "accidently" inputed wrong? (mine) Guess who was chosen over the other person to represent our school at a community event (him,not me) Guess who is given nasty (strange? can't really describe) looks from our magnet advisor (me.)
Being a minority, I sometimes feel like I have to prove myself to everyone else, like the world is automatically expecting you to not do as well as the non-minorities.
When I go to college presentations for the ivy league schools, there are maybe one or two other black people in a room of over a hundred. I attended a science summer program last year. (fyi- had to independently find the program, it must have 'slipped' my advisor's mind when I asked her about it) How do you think it feels to be one of three african americans in a group of 100? What is it like to be the only minority in an SAT prep course? The answer is lonely. We are not asking for special treatment, its just that sometimes we minorities just need a little support from other minorities.</p>
<p>I am afraid you are a victim of brainwashing by members of your own race who, sadly, have deeply instilled in you a prejudice towards white people. In my very humble opinion, this poison is far worse than any last traces of racism that may remain in the white populace.</p>
<p>Come on, we don't want another debacle on our hands do we guys 7:>~</p>