| Some people may find this surprising, but you shouldn't.
It's simply how the world works. It's repugnant but life is not fair. Racial discrimination is only the tip of the iceberg. There's also legacy admission and athletes grade fixing. It's also not uncommon for rich parents to hire a professional ghostwriter for the admission essay. College admission as a whole is extremely subjective even if they try to pretend it isn't. After that there's the rampant grade inflation. We can go on and on. Make no mistakes though, these aren't just inefficiency that happens by oversight. Someone __always__ benefit. They certainly don't feel sorry for you. They may use fancy euphemism to justify their decisions, but we're all adults here. Nobody really believes that bullshit. College is a business and the only thing you can do is take your money somewhere else.
Until society is ruled by some AI, we'll always have these kinds of problem. Some things I would recommend if people really want to give away their money and support these evil institutions,
1. Change your name, first and last
2. Check a different box when they ask for your race (or any other bullshit like religion, etc.) Changing your name has _massive_ implications besides college applications. Humans love to judge especially when they have nothing at stake. If you don't believe me, just apply to a few jobs with different names. |