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I know minorities hve a greater chance of getting into Ivy League colleges because they want a diverse student body.
I'm 1/8 Native American; would that affect their admissions decision? I wrote my college essay about finding out about this part of my heritage because that was a pivotal point of my life.
If it, in fact, does positively affect their decision, would I be asked to prove it? Because I have absolutely no proof (it's a long story). :( (link)
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What the F, yeah use your heritage to get into college, rather than actually using your brain, such a great idea.
It makes me sick that anyone should have a higher chance of getting into college based on what their ethnicity is, it's complete anti-white racism, and it's unfair.
Everyone should have a fair chance, diversity at stake or not.
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Terrible answer, but I agree with you 100%.
I'm not trying to use my heritage to get into college; you misunderstood my question. I wrote an essay about how finding out about my heritage changed the way I saw the world and was worried if they would ask me to prove anything about my heritage if I actually got in.
HOWEVER. I do agree that everyone should have a fair chance. I think it's bullshit that colleges are so desperate to have their diversity percentages up that they'd lower the bar so much for minorities. Cornell,for example, admitted a black girl with an EIGHTY average from my school but rejected (not even deferred) a white guy with a 93 average. I have worked my ass off in high school and it pisses me off that, just because I checked off "caucasian" instead of "african american" or "native american"or god knows what, I have a smaller chance of gettng into college.
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