Did you know that you were my top choice? As in, if I had gotten in I would have gone and you would have received my money? Apparently not, and now you get none of that money. Why? Because you rejected me. Yep, rejected. Not even wait listed. Just a "sorry, we couldn't find any room for you among all of our first generation to go to college minority students." My initial sadness has subsided and given way to anger. What did I do wrong, Amherst? I visited your campus. I filled out your application, wrote your essays, sent my test scores (which met your mean) and my transcripts (with a GPA well within your range). Heck, I would have interviewed if I could have. But I don't think those were the problem, Amherst. The problem was, that I am (with no fault of my own) a white middle class female. In other words, Amherst, the majority. I did not grow up in poverty. I am not some concoction of races (although when you get technical, I AM, just not the ones you want) and I am not male. I would like to believe that you look at the merit of the candidates seeking admission, without taking into account demographics. But, according to NPR, this is not so Amherst! A student with sub-par scores and grades that would under any normal circumstances be denied admission but, OH WAIT, he's the first in his family to go to college? ADMITTED! But what perhaps is most angering about all of this, Amherst College, is that you have turned me politically incorrect! You know what Amherst, I'm done. No more pony show or tricks. I'm through with this game we've been playing. I see through your smoke and lights. When it comes down to it, your admissions process is nothing more than a rigged crapshoot. Furthermore, I do not want to go to a school who's mascot is some random man! Oh yes, I went there Amherst College.
Yours,
Politically Incorrect and Pissed
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