URMs Feeling Pressure to Prove Themselves

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Anonymous wrote:It’s hard. My husband and I are URM and people have always questioned the schools we went to, ivy and top 20. It almost feels like you have to work even harder to prove that you achieved anything on merit. As much assume affirmative action, we were both top of our respective high school class and he was top of his college class (phi beta kappa) before going to ivy law school with multiple ECs and national awards etc. Yet, people always assume that we only got there bc of affirmative action. Now, even in biglaw, it still doesn’t end. Other partners and associates can graduate from random place whereas every URM has to be from a better law school to be at the same firm. It never ends.

Bolded is the same for legacy admits, recruited athletes, regardless of whether they had stats etc. Welcome to the club.

I don't think these experiences are comparable. Once one has graduated, how would anyone know if the person was an athlete or legacy (assuming their name isn't Roosevelt, Obama, Harriman, etc.)? If one is a URM, I would assume the issue would extend far beyond university because people can see that you present as Black or your last name is "Latino" or whatever. I am a white lady who supports AA in college admissions and in hiring. But I imagine that one of the unintended consequences of AA is that snarky assumption that AA played a role in *everyone's* achievements if they are a URM. One shouldn't have to be a brilliant mind like Condoleezza Rice or Vernon Jordan to be assumed to be worthy of one's position in competitive environments.

If you have a quirky last name, and I Google your first and last name, your dad’s tech VP bio comes up. I search your dad’s name and it just so happens he went to the same college you attend! Then, I Google his full name, and it comes up pics of you and him at a “gala.” Legacy.

Rinse, repeat.

+1. And every former college athlete includes that information on his/her resume when looking for a job -- so that information extends beyond their college careers. Employers know full well athletes were favored in college admissions.

So what you are saying is that legacy and athlete status is a matter of pride, not a matter of shame.

I'll say it slowly ... prospective employers know that college athletes were favored in undergraduate admissions. Might be a matter of pride or shame for the athlete -- but the employers' perception still exists and can affect job prospects.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s hard. My husband and I are URM and people have always questioned the schools we went to, ivy and top 20. It almost feels like you have to work even harder to prove that you achieved anything on merit. As much assume affirmative action, we were both top of our respective high school class and he was top of his college class (phi beta kappa) before going to ivy law school with multiple ECs and national awards etc. Yet, people always assume that we only got there bc of affirmative action. Now, even in biglaw, it still doesn’t end. Other partners and associates can graduate from random place whereas every URM has to be from a better law school to be at the same firm. It never ends.

Bolded is the same for legacy admits, recruited athletes, regardless of whether they had stats etc. Welcome to the club.

I don't think these experiences are comparable. Once one has graduated, how would anyone know if the person was an athlete or legacy (assuming their name isn't Roosevelt, Obama, Harriman, etc.)? If one is a URM, I would assume the issue would extend far beyond university because people can see that you present as Black or your last name is "Latino" or whatever. I am a white lady who supports AA in college admissions and in hiring. But I imagine that one of the unintended consequences of AA is that snarky assumption that AA played a role in *everyone's* achievements if they are a URM. One shouldn't have to be a brilliant mind like Condoleezza Rice or Vernon Jordan to be assumed to be worthy of one's position in competitive environments.

If you have a quirky last name, and I Google your first and last name, your dad’s tech VP bio comes up. I search your dad’s name and it just so happens he went to the same college you attend! Then, I Google his full name, and it comes up pics of you and him at a “gala.” Legacy.

Rinse, repeat.

+1. And every former college athlete includes that information on his/her resume when looking for a job -- so that information extends beyond their college careers. Employers know full well athletes were favored in college admissions.

So what you are saying is that legacy and athlete status is a matter of pride, not a matter of shame.

I'll say it slowly ... prospective employers know that college athletes were favored in undergraduate admissions. Might be a matter of pride or shame for the athlete -- but the employers' perception still exists and can affect job prospects.

Utter nonsense.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s hard. My husband and I are URM and people have always questioned the schools we went to, ivy and top 20. It almost feels like you have to work even harder to prove that you achieved anything on merit. As much assume affirmative action, we were both top of our respective high school class and he was top of his college class (phi beta kappa) before going to ivy law school with multiple ECs and national awards etc. Yet, people always assume that we only got there bc of affirmative action. Now, even in biglaw, it still doesn’t end. Other partners and associates can graduate from random place whereas every URM has to be from a better law school to be at the same firm. It never ends.

Bolded is the same for legacy admits, recruited athletes, regardless of whether they had stats etc. Welcome to the club.

I don't think these experiences are comparable. Once one has graduated, how would anyone know if the person was an athlete or legacy (assuming their name isn't Roosevelt, Obama, Harriman, etc.)? If one is a URM, I would assume the issue would extend far beyond university because people can see that you present as Black or your last name is "Latino" or whatever. I am a white lady who supports AA in college admissions and in hiring. But I imagine that one of the unintended consequences of AA is that snarky assumption that AA played a role in *everyone's* achievements if they are a URM. One shouldn't have to be a brilliant mind like Condoleezza Rice or Vernon Jordan to be assumed to be worthy of one's position in competitive environments.

If you have a quirky last name, and I Google your first and last name, your dad’s tech VP bio comes up. I search your dad’s name and it just so happens he went to the same college you attend! Then, I Google his full name, and it comes up pics of you and him at a “gala.” Legacy.

Rinse, repeat.

+1. And every former college athlete includes that information on his/her resume when looking for a job -- so that information extends beyond their college careers. Employers know full well athletes were favored in college admissions.

So what you are saying is that legacy and athlete status is a matter of pride, not a matter of shame.

I'll say it slowly ... prospective employers know that college athletes were favored in undergraduate admissions. Might be a matter of pride or shame for the athlete -- but the employers' perception still exists and can affect job prospects.

Uh no. Americans revere athletes. Having been one is a plus in many workplaces too.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s hard. My husband and I are URM and people have always questioned the schools we went to, ivy and top 20. It almost feels like you have to work even harder to prove that you achieved anything on merit. As much assume affirmative action, we were both top of our respective high school class and he was top of his college class (phi beta kappa) before going to ivy law school with multiple ECs and national awards etc. Yet, people always assume that we only got there bc of affirmative action. Now, even in biglaw, it still doesn’t end. Other partners and associates can graduate from random place whereas every URM has to be from a better law school to be at the same firm. It never ends.

Bolded is the same for legacy admits, recruited athletes, regardless of whether they had stats etc. Welcome to the club.

I don't think these experiences are comparable. Once one has graduated, how would anyone know if the person was an athlete or legacy (assuming their name isn't Roosevelt, Obama, Harriman, etc.)? If one is a URM, I would assume the issue would extend far beyond university because people can see that you present as Black or your last name is "Latino" or whatever. I am a white lady who supports AA in college admissions and in hiring. But I imagine that one of the unintended consequences of AA is that snarky assumption that AA played a role in *everyone's* achievements if they are a URM. One shouldn't have to be a brilliant mind like Condoleezza Rice or Vernon Jordan to be assumed to be worthy of one's position in competitive environments.

If you have a quirky last name, and I Google your first and last name, your dad’s tech VP bio comes up. I search your dad’s name and it just so happens he went to the same college you attend! Then, I Google his full name, and it comes up pics of you and him at a “gala.” Legacy.

Rinse, repeat.

+1. And every former college athlete includes that information on his/her resume when looking for a job -- so that information extends beyond their college careers. Employers know full well athletes were favored in college admissions.

So what you are saying is that legacy and athlete status is a matter of pride, not a matter of shame.

I'll say it slowly ... prospective employers know that college athletes were favored in undergraduate admissions. Might be a matter of pride or shame for the athlete -- but the employers' perception still exists and can affect job prospects.

Uh no. Americans revere athletes. Having been one is a plus in many workplaces too.

Athletes have a huge advantage in the workplace. It doesn’t matter if it’s Division l or lll.

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Anonymous wrote:OP - I am the mother of an Asian American kid. She is smart, hard working and throws herself into her EC’s. She is doing incredibly well at school. Both she and I support affirmative action. We both understand why from a perspective of providing chances for black and brown (although not brown like her) kids to see themselves in these fields requires changing the makeup of the workforce being trained. That is all well and good. But it tone deaf of you to not appreciate that your (equally smart and talented) daughter has an advantage over mine and to complain about ignorant people’s diminishing of your daughter’s accomplishments. From a societal level, I support you. From a mom dealing with college apps for her brilliant kid, I would rather be in your place.

Do you have that same feeling about job applications? Internship selections? Pay? Loan applications? Would you rather be in her daughters shoes in any of those scenarios? How about when facing a jury of your peers? Oh I see, it’s only when it comes to college admissions and you have skin in the game. Tone deaf indeed.

DP. What makes you think an Asian woman is not discriminated against when it comes to jobs, internships and pay? Most Asians try to lead lives so they are not on the other side of a jury, ever.. so there's that. Maybe others should try that too. You are the one that seems to be tone deaf.

+ 1 million

Data perhaps? https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2018/asian-women-and-men-earned-more-than-their-white-black-and-hispanic-counterparts-in-2017.

cutoff the link https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2018/asian-women-and-men-earned-more-than-their-white-black-and-hispanic-counterparts-in-2017.htm

That's only because there's more of them qualified and available. Doesn't mean that within the same org for the same job, an Asian is getting paid more than a white, black or hispanic nor does it mean that organizations want to hire an Asian over the other groups. My point still stands.

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Anonymous wrote:OP - I am the mother of an Asian American kid. She is smart, hard working and throws herself into her EC’s. She is doing incredibly well at school. Both she and I support affirmative action. We both understand why from a perspective of providing chances for black and brown (although not brown like her) kids to see themselves in these fields requires changing the makeup of the workforce being trained. That is all well and good. But it tone deaf of you to not appreciate that your (equally smart and talented) daughter has an advantage over mine and to complain about ignorant people’s diminishing of your daughter’s accomplishments. From a societal level, I support you. From a mom dealing with college apps for her brilliant kid, I would rather be in your place.

Do you have that same feeling about job applications? Internship selections? Pay? Loan applications? Would you rather be in her daughters shoes in any of those scenarios? How about when facing a jury of your peers? Oh I see, it’s only when it comes to college admissions and you have skin in the game. Tone deaf indeed.

Maybe not my daughter. But my son? Looks like a regular brown kid. He is not likely to be treated much differently than many others if he gets into a run in with police. He is Indian American.

Do you really think Asian Americans are given preferences in pay? Maybe true. Hasn’t seemed true in my career but maybe it’s a case of not knowing what I don’t know.

Internships and jobs? My kid will hopefully be competitor but do you really think she will be more competitive than a highly qualified URM from a top school? At our work place, we are faking over ourselves to find these candidates (as we should be).

- Asian Americans are not treated any better than other non-Whites. It's just that they don't engage in behavior that tends to attract police attention.
- AAs are not given any preference in pay. No AA I know has seen that in their careers. Just because AA's as a group have the highest average salary doesn't mean each of them makes more than their non-Asian peers.
- Internships - Companies are falling all over themselves to hire URMs. Internships are no different. Why would an Asian have an advantage here?

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I'm a URM from a first gen and low-income college family. I definitely had to be way better than everyone else to be considered as good as the white kids. If white people weren't so damn racist and didn't assume we aren't as smart and talented as they are (we're often even smarter and more talented) this wouldn't be an issue. I always just laugh to myself when white people underestimate me and I then leave them in the dust. That's what they get for thinking I don't deserve the degrees I earned from top schools.

You know who really needs to practice some self-doubt? White guys who get thrown into the smart people pool just because other people are lazy and don't vet them properly.

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I'm very pro Affirmative Action. I was a beneficiary of the programs in the 1980s and 1990s as a URM. Maybe it's that I went to HSP schools, but all of the AA kids around me were stellar students. Sure, some of us went to crap high schools that didn't offer all the great academic opportunities that the rich kids whose parents went to college received. But we were gunners and worked hard. We all had the innate talent and brain power to meet the school's standards in our classes. What I don't get are kids who have one URM parent, don't look like and aren't treated like a URM, live in a middle or UMC white neighborhood and have lots of resources, but they still can't perform. Some of these kids are getting admitted to selective colleges with crap grades and low test scores. My SAT score (only took it once, without studying) might have been in the bottom quartile of the entering class. But that was still a really quite high score, especially given that English was my second language and my mom didn't even graduate from high school. Now I'm seeing kids who call themselves Mike instead of Miguel who are too lazy to bother studying for the SAT even though their parents could easily pay for test prep. They have mediocre grades and don't take the most rigorous courses. Nonetheless, they're being admitted to decent competitive schools. That is just wrong. If I were those kids, I'd enter college "feeling pressure to prove" myself.

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Anonymous wrote:OP - I am the mother of an Asian American kid. She is smart, hard working and throws herself into her EC’s. She is doing incredibly well at school. Both she and I support affirmative action. We both understand why from a perspective of providing chances for black and brown (although not brown like her) kids to see themselves in these fields requires changing the makeup of the workforce being trained. That is all well and good. But it tone deaf of you to not appreciate that your (equally smart and talented) daughter has an advantage over mine and to complain about ignorant people’s diminishing of your daughter’s accomplishments. From a societal level, I support you. From a mom dealing with college apps for her brilliant kid, I would rather be in your place.

Do you have that same feeling about job applications? Internship selections? Pay? Loan applications? Would you rather be in her daughters shoes in any of those scenarios? How about when facing a jury of your peers? Oh I see, it’s only when it comes to college admissions and you have skin in the game. Tone deaf indeed.

DP. What makes you think an Asian woman is not discriminated against when it comes to jobs, internships and pay? Most Asians try to lead lives so they are not on the other side of a jury, ever.. so there's that. Maybe others should try that too. You are the one that seems to be tone deaf.

+ 1 million

Data perhaps? https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2018/asian-women-and-men-earned-more-than-their-white-black-and-hispanic-counterparts-in-2017.

cutoff the link https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2018/asian-women-and-men-earned-more-than-their-white-black-and-hispanic-counterparts-in-2017.htm

What does this show other than on average Asian Americans are more highly educated than the general population. So the have higher average salaries. Fine. Do you really think that the stereotypes for Asian students (tryhards, robots, etc) don’t hold Asian women (or men) back when considered for leadership and leadership executive positions?

Honesty, people seem to have bought into the myth that because Asian Americans have figured out to rise in the rules set forth for them, they somehow face no discrimination. Which is just dumb. Doesn’t change the fact that colleges should balance their classes and trying to get a good mix of ethnicities is important for many many reasons.

Do you know what white supremacy is? The system isn't designed to help Asian Americans either. Reason why Asian Americans should be in solidarity with others facing rampant and systemic discrimination - and not try to compartmentalize grievance as it pertains to college admissions.

Perhaps gaslighting one minority group to uplift another is not a good move for the “solidarity” you seek. If it’s rampant and systemic racism you seek to eradicate, then don’t accept it in ANY sphere of our society.- try not to accept systemic racism in college admissions where it does not pertain to you and then show grievance towards it elsewhere where it does- then seek solidarity.

..Your system isn’t designed to help Asian Americans either so what’s that say about you and white supremacy?

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a URM from a first gen and low-income college family. I definitely had to be way better than everyone else to be considered as good as the white kids. If white people weren't so damn racist and didn't assume we aren't as smart and talented as they are (we're often even smarter and more talented) this wouldn't be an issue. I always just laugh to myself when white people underestimate me and I then leave them in the dust. That's what they get for thinking I don't deserve the degrees I earned from top schools.

You know who really needs to practice some self-doubt? White guys who get thrown into the smart people pool just because other people are lazy and don't vet them properly.

Textbook Dunning-Kruger.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a URM from a first gen and low-income college family. I definitely had to be way better than everyone else to be considered as good as the white kids. If white people weren't so damn racist and didn't assume we aren't as smart and talented as they are (we're often even smarter and more talented) this wouldn't be an issue. I always just laugh to myself when white people underestimate me and I then leave them in the dust. That's what they get for thinking I don't deserve the degrees I earned from top schools.

You know who really needs to practice some self-doubt? White guys who get thrown into the smart people pool just because other people are lazy and don't vet them properly.

While I agree with the PP that some teachers may have unconscious bias towards URMs and grade harder and assume they will not be as high achieving as whites, it also cannot be denied that the advantage being URM in the college admissions process is an equalizer. I am not URM and I view it as fair, considering the bump/hook that alumni give kids is a result of systemic racism that allows whites to BE alums in the first place.

At my kid's highly competitive private, the kids getting in early to top 10% schools are 80% URM. They are all qualified. So are the dozens that got rejected. It's just the way it it. Holistic admissions, as has been pointed out, gives weight to a lot of things. But from the DMV there are lots of high stats kids and to differentiate, being URM helps. The numbers don't lie. And it's a process that needs to happen to right systemic wrongs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well it is true that your kid might not have had to do so well to be admitted to those schools. That's the truth and why people say what they say.

That said, your kid sounds amazing. Congrats.

This.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm very pro Affirmative Action. I was a beneficiary of the programs in the 1980s and 1990s as a URM. Maybe it's that I went to HSP schools, but all of the AA kids around me were stellar students. Sure, some of us went to crap high schools that didn't offer all the great academic opportunities that the rich kids whose parents went to college received. But we were gunners and worked hard. We all had the innate talent and brain power to meet the school's standards in our classes. What I don't get are kids who have one URM parent, don't look like and aren't treated like a URM, live in a middle or UMC white neighborhood and have lots of resources, but they still can't perform. Some of these kids are getting admitted to selective colleges with crap grades and low test scores. My SAT score (only took it once, without studying) might have been in the bottom quartile of the entering class. But that was still a really quite high score, especially given that English was my second language and my mom didn't even graduate from high school. Now I'm seeing kids who call themselves Mike instead of Miguel who are too lazy to bother studying for the SAT even though their parents could easily pay for test prep. They have mediocre grades and don't take the most rigorous courses. Nonetheless, they're being admitted to decent competitive schools. That is just wrong. If I were those kids, I'd enter college "feeling pressure to prove" myself.

The next generation of children of poor immigrants who managed to crawl their way up towards UMC are a bit entitled and privileged. They don't have the same drive and hunger to get out of poverty. In essence, they become "Americanized".

This is true no matter what race you are. Lots of poor European immigrants crawl out of poverty, too, and their next generation becomes Americanized and complacent.

Of course, this is a generalization. YMMV

-child of poor immigrants who sees this in the next American born generation

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Anonymous wrote:OP - I am the mother of an Asian American kid. She is smart, hard working and throws herself into her EC’s. She is doing incredibly well at school. Both she and I support affirmative action. We both understand why from a perspective of providing chances for black and brown (although not brown like her) kids to see themselves in these fields requires changing the makeup of the workforce being trained. That is all well and good. But it tone deaf of you to not appreciate that your (equally smart and talented) daughter has an advantage over mine and to complain about ignorant people’s diminishing of your daughter’s accomplishments. From a societal level, I support you. From a mom dealing with college apps for her brilliant kid, I would rather be in your place.

Do you have that same feeling about job applications? Internship selections? Pay? Loan applications? Would you rather be in her daughters shoes in any of those scenarios? How about when facing a jury of your peers? Oh I see, it’s only when it comes to college admissions and you have skin in the game. Tone deaf indeed.

DP. What makes you think an Asian woman is not discriminated against when it comes to jobs, internships and pay? Most Asians try to lead lives so they are not on the other side of a jury, ever.. so there's that. Maybe others should try that too. You are the one that seems to be tone deaf.

+ 1 million

Data perhaps? https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2018/asian-women-and-men-earned-more-than-their-white-black-and-hispanic-counterparts-in-2017.

cutoff the link https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2018/asian-women-and-men-earned-more-than-their-white-black-and-hispanic-counterparts-in-2017.htm

What does this show other than on average Asian Americans are more highly educated than the general population. So the have higher average salaries. Fine. Do you really think that the stereotypes for Asian students (tryhards, robots, etc) don’t hold Asian women (or men) back when considered for leadership and leadership executive positions?

Honesty, people seem to have bought into the myth that because Asian Americans have figured out to rise in the rules set forth for them, they somehow face no discrimination. Which is just dumb. Doesn’t change the fact that colleges should balance their classes and trying to get a good mix of ethnicities is important for many many reasons.

Doesn’t seem to be holding back SE Asians any.

This particular thread was about Asian American females. How many of them are in executive positions of large companies?

But, let's look at overall. Yes, there are some SE Asians in executive positions. But overall, statistics show that white males still dominate executive positions. You are cherry picking.

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Anonymous wrote:OP - I am the mother of an Asian American kid. She is smart, hard working and throws herself into her EC’s. She is doing incredibly well at school. Both she and I support affirmative action. We both understand why from a perspective of providing chances for black and brown (although not brown like her) kids to see themselves in these fields requires changing the makeup of the workforce being trained. That is all well and good. But it tone deaf of you to not appreciate that your (equally smart and talented) daughter has an advantage over mine and to complain about ignorant people’s diminishing of your daughter’s accomplishments. From a societal level, I support you. From a mom dealing with college apps for her brilliant kid, I would rather be in your place.

Do you have that same feeling about job applications? Internship selections? Pay? Loan applications? Would you rather be in her daughters shoes in any of those scenarios? How about when facing a jury of your peers? Oh I see, it’s only when it comes to college admissions and you have skin in the game. Tone deaf indeed.

DP. What makes you think an Asian woman is not discriminated against when it comes to jobs, internships and pay? Most Asians try to lead lives so they are not on the other side of a jury, ever.. so there's that. Maybe others should try that too. You are the one that seems to be tone deaf.

+ 1 million

Data perhaps? https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2018/asian-women-and-men-earned-more-than-their-white-black-and-hispanic-counterparts-in-2017.

cutoff the link https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2018/asian-women-and-men-earned-more-than-their-white-black-and-hispanic-counterparts-in-2017.htm

DP.. that data doesn't mean what you think it means.

They make more because they are more educated. Asian Americans are the most educated group in this country.

It doesn't mean they don't face discrimination in the workplace. You think the white good ol' boys network who use their legacy and family connections are eager to promote Asian American women to executive level positions? Ever heard of the bamboo ceiling? Please.

Perhaps the data would look differently if more of certain groups prioritized education.

I swear, some people need a basic course in data analysis.

I’m confused are URMs “taking” your daughter’s spot because they don’t prioritize education? And I asked if you were willing to trade spots with URMs because of pay, the data shows what it shows, by your logic white men are more educated than any other group because they’re paid more? Your bamboo struggle is real but not the struggle of other URMs?

You are confused because you don't have any basic data analysis skills.

Statistics show that Asian Americans are the highest educated and paid, but that doesn't mean they all went to elite universities. You understand that, right? One puts time and money into things one prioritizes. I bet OP and their DD prioritized education. And that is awesome. We all should, but not everyone does.

Data doesn't lie. Why do you think school districts pull out the URM data, even for non FARMs, when tracking the achievement gap? They don't pull out Asian American FARMs data.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/data/equity-accountability-model.html