Reply to A descendant of the university's founder...do you say something or do they already know?

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "A descendant of the university's founder...do you say something or do they already know?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]White privilege on steroids?[/quote]

+1. Basically, you're hoping for "blood right" admission into the university, which is pretty disgusting. The university itself is not important to your family, since you aren't alum. You don't live nearby. And it seems like you really have very little connection to the institution aside from genetic ties. Your child seems like a strong candidate. I would allow her to mention it during an interview, but not in the application. [b]The principle you are playing with here is the same as eugenics--we share the same genes, so we are superior candidates[/b].[/quote]

:roll: The bolded is a ridiculous leap.  This is what's wrong with our society today--everyone overreacts to everything.  And I'm also getting tired of people calling everything white privilege.  I'm black and have black friends who are Ivy grads.  Guess what, they're going to use that on their kids' college applications.  OP is trying to do what many people of all races do with college applications--establish a connection that might give their kid an advantage.  She's not doing anything "the same as eugenics."[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics