[vita17]

As a senior at a public university who couldn't afford to go anywhere else but made the most of his opportunities earning a good GPA, participating in clubs, going to hackathons, working in research, learning extracurricular subjects, etc. this topic is devastating.

I've done my best to learn the skills that companies think I should have when I graduate. But it appears many companies will reject me because of who I am not because of what I've done or what I can do if given the opportunity.

Maybe I lack some skills that you only find in candidates from the top universities. It's not from a lack of effort. Why not advertise what those skills are and give everyone an opportunity to learn them and demonstrate them?

Why play this game where you pretend I am some enemy trying to infiltrate your company with ignorance?