Did my skin color get me rejected from these colleges?
I got rejected from all semi-target/target schools I applied to. I have a 3.9 GPA, worked through school, supported family, low income, good extracurricular and still get rejected (wrote about all this in my essay). I went through threads on College Confidential and I swear on my life I read a few of the student profiles of students who went to community college like me but got in with lower GPA (one was 3.0, the other was 3.3) but they said they were LGBT or Hispanic/Black and still got in.
Are there some good schools for banking that will evaluate me on the fact that I was able to get a high GPA while doing all those things I listed above (meritocratic admissions system)? Literally during December I emailed the admissions about how to be a strong applicant and they linked me the classes that were required for transfers and that it would increase my chances. I literally took the exact classes that I needed which weren't difficult but weren't some easy classes you could just skip and get an A in ( humanities, that kind of stuff).
I did get an internship offer for finance/sales this Summer after sending a shitton of emails (150ish) so I'm happy there are still people out there respecting hard work :D. Being a poor white kid doesn't seem so bad after all.
lol
Why wasn't I accepted over the other handful of students who had significantly lower GPAs than me? The big difference in our profiles (if they were telling the truth on the forums about their applicant profile) was our race /gender preference. I don't know how I can be a stronger applicant from here.
you is entitled millennial snowflake
Hah, I had an asian friend that was dumb as fck in college that was born in Argentina. She marked herself as a Hispanic and got into my school with a shit SAT score. Smartest admission move I've seen to date.
I was thinking of doing this but im generally proud of who I am.
On the SAT writing section, I wrote about how I was a gay person (I'm not) who overcame adversity (I didn't). Little surprise that the writing section is where I got the highest score.
Hilarious lol
White Privilege
He's Fucking Asian!
Life's not fair. Better you learn this at 18 than 38
So do I just pursue a different path? I maintained a near perfect GPA, took more classes than I needed, supported my family, worked during school, yet this happens and the reason is "life isn't fair." so whats the point lol.
Seems like Law School is for you.
Yeah, dude, you can't work in Finance anymore unless you went to Yale or Harvard new federal regulation.
Go crying, little *****
I'm white, and I think about this sometimes too.
However, you have to realize, that as much as you might not get hired because youre white, there are also places where you will get hired over others, because you are white.
I have to get into a good college to be considered for these jobs to begin with though.
Define good college? Like Harvard?
A big misconception is that being the best in school will lead to high level of success. It helps. Listen, if you can succeed in school you're good at doing tasking and taking orders. You will also be able to find a "job" because you can show up on time and do what is asked. You want to be successful? Learn to think outside of the box. Learn how to communicate with people. Watch Wolf of Wall Street-sell me this pen.
Who would you want on your team, the guy with a 4.4 GPA who can't find his way out of a paper bag, or the dude selling ice to the eskimos?
pump and dump with the crybaby shit thursday morning hello world
Didn't you have a thread asking what to do with an extra $10k you had?
As I understand it, you are looking to transfer from CC.
SAT/ACT? What kind of courses are you taking at CC? It's not an apples to apples comparison here.
Think about it, you aren't applying for one of 1000s of slots, like a senior in HS would, you're vying for maybe a few dozen that the college wants to fill. So now, you've got to compete for many fewer spots, so of course it's going to be a harder sell.
It's a fact that a vast majority of colleges have significantly lower requirements (SAT scores, LSAT scores, GMAT scores GPA, etc.) for admitting black and hispanic individuals (throw all the MS at me you'd like if you're ass-blasted by this - the truth is the truth; I'm particularly sympathetic to asian applicants, as they get shafted the worst by this practice). That being said, it's not possible to determine whether that's the reason for rejection in your individual case without having comparable information on the students who were admitted over you.
The only thing you can do is continue to work hard and focus on yourself. Blaming others never serves as a catalyst for personal progress, even if that blame is well-deserved on the other party's end.
Good luck.
With all that sympathy you have for Asians I’m surprised that you forgot to add Whites to that list of racial backgrounds that get preferential treatment since the gap between Asians and Whites is pretty similar to the gap between Whites and Hispanics.
I’m aware of that. My statement was made in the context of the OP’s post (him being white and all), but yes, you’re correct and I agree with you.
It couldn't have been only your skin color because plenty of white people got in to these schools and for some reason you didn't. This isn't a single school. Every admissions team saw some real concerns with your application and rejected you because of YOU.
Maybe your essay was bad or your region was already sufficiently represented at these schools, or maybe the entitlement your showing right now came off in these essays and they decided they didn't want a little shit going to their school who cries of Affirmative Action every time POCs get something and he doesn't.
Understand you're fighting a stigma when you apply from community college and there are more things that need to be factored into your application. Admissions will still consider your high school grades and activity if you went to CC directly after high school. The rigor and connections of your community college matters too. Some have pipelines to targets/semi-targets and some schools will never admit from certain CCs. The transfer pool is also typically smaller and more competitive as you're not only going up against other kids from community colleges, but you're also going up against kids who are transferring in from 4 year schools too. Did you reach out to students at these schools that went to community college? Did you reach out to students at these schools that went to your specific community college? Who read and edited your essay? Did you try to make connections with professors at these schools or the admissions departments? Do you have your associates yet? Judging by your post you were trying to be cookie-cutter as opposed to setting yourself apart.
You have a loser's mentality and that might be why you didn't get in. You should consider choosing a different field too because no one want's someone on their team who can't look at their own shortcomings before blaming someone else.
My essay didn't show entitlement. I had my English teacher look over it, said it was good. The essays are rather broad, and want you to discuss "Why xyz university?" I addressed specifics of the university, and tied it to my interests and background to be very broad.
I emailed the admission departments about how I could strengthen my chances of admission. They said the main thing, absolutely number 1 thing they look at is taking the classes that'll making transferring on time possible. So I did, I had the ability at my community college to enroll in w/e classes I wanted so I enrolled into them to match up the curriculum of my intended major,
I think with 60 credits with the same GPA I have now will make me a stronger applicant but what's to say my spot will be given to someone who is diversity/LGBT with a lower GPA (like what happened with plenty of these schools. Read transfer profiles on College Confidential and a very specific few had a very similar background to mind). And there is no rigor or connections at a community college, but people have made impressive transfer leaps to really good schools.
You failed to read the first few sentences of my post (deleted now but someone quoted it already) but I don't think working a job, support my family, and maintaining a decent (but not perfect GPA 3.9/4.0) is cookie cutter.
Not sure what loser mentality I have. I had issues at hand when I started but I still managed to work out, get the highest GPA I could achieve with the proper coursework with all that other stuff I did during school. Some people have it worse though, some people blame their low GPA on the fact they had issues in their personal life. I didn't have a loser mentality but rather worked hard, and didn't let that hold me back. But I'm just questioning why I read a few applicant profiles who had lower GPAs than me but were diverse.
Either way I can tell my post someone got to you personally with all the attacks you made. Sorry if I offended you.
"My essay didn't show entitlement. I had my English teacher look over it, said it was good. The essays are rather broad, and want you to discuss "Why xyz university?" I addressed specifics of the university, and tied it to my interests and background to be very broad. "*
Fuck your English teacher. If you were serious about it you should have asked kids that were admitted to these schools from High School and transfer applicants to look over your essay for you. Most CCs have transfer departments and specialist whose sole job is getting you into a better institution. Did you even bring it to them? Reply with the CC you attended, give me 5 minutes, and I can tell you who that person is at your school.
"I emailed the admission departments about how I could strengthen my chances of admission. They said the main thing, absolutely number 1 thing they look at is taking the classes that'll making transferring on time possible. So I did, I had the ability at my community college to enroll in w/e classes I wanted so I enrolled into them to match up the curriculum of my intended major,"
This has nothing to do with the quote which tells me that no connections were made. Emailing Admissions did you zero favors.
*"I think with 60 credits with the same GPA I have now will make me a stronger applicant but what's to say my spot will be given to someone who is diversity/LGBT with a lower GPA (like what happened with plenty of these schools. Read transfer profiles on College Confidential and a very specific few had a very similar background to mind). And there is no rigor or connections at a community college, but people have made impressive transfer leaps to really good schools."**
You're a fucking idiot if you think that Admissions departments who regularly/semi-regularly admit students from CC don't understand and acknowledge the rigor of CCs. CCs have a reputation with admissions departments. If you didn't know that then this might be a reason why you weren't admittd. If kids from your CC have been admitted to these schools before THEN THOSE ARE YOUR FUCKING CONNECTIONS. You're counting yourself out and blaming diversity students for your next failure before it's even happening. Like I said, plenty of white kids got admitted and you didn't. There's something wrong with YOU.
"You failed to read the first few sentences of my post (deleted now but someone quoted it already) but I don't think working a job, support my family, and maintaining a decent (but not perfect GPA 3.9/4.0) is cookie cutter. "
THIS IS THE TYPICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE APPLICANT. The kids on College Confidential are just the younger applicants, but this is the profile of most community college applicants who didn't go to college right after high school.
"Not sure what loser mentality I have. I had issues at hand when I started but I still managed to work out, get the highest GPA I could achieve with the proper coursework with all that other stuff I did during school. Some people have it worse though, some people blame their low GPA on the fact they had issues in their personal life. I didn't have a loser mentality but rather worked hard, and didn't let that hold me back."
This is what's expected of you Pump and Dump. Your family might commend you but you can't expect the World to give you a pat on the back for doing good in school and dealing with personal issues.
I was in your shoes at one point in my life. I grew up poor, worked full time to support my family, did an overbearing amount of extracurriculars, battled depression & anxiety, and became a father during Freshman year while I was 18. I scoured College Confidential, made real connections with students, admissions, alumni's, and my transfer department. I redid my essays dozens of times and had a professor and students (CONNECTIONS I MADE THROUGH CC) look at my essay. I had people who could vouch for me. I had a 4.00 and took all the math and econ courses my college offered. I was also a great student in high school who could have been admitted to a good school but decided upon CC because I literally had no idea what I wanted to do. There was no chink in my application at any place. I had it all covered. Transferring to a good school was my only goal.
Also, I'm Black. Not Bryant Gumbel, prep school, grew up around white kids Black, I’m Dark. I had an afro with a fist pick, only listen to rap and R&B, read Ta-Nehsi Coates, Zora Neale Hurston, Elijhah Muhammed, and Huey Newton.
I'm tired of explaining to people that POCs spot is deserved when you have fucking C+ students who got in because daddy attended, or because mommy blew a senator in '92 and can make a phone call to get you in, or Grandpa can give a nice boost to the school's endowment. When you have a school that admits 40-70% white applicants you have to ask yourself why weren't you one of them. There's a reason your bitching on WSO about POCs when your counterparts, some of whom got in off the back off someone else, are attending. INSTEAD OF FINDING OUT WHY YOU CONTINUE TO BITCH AND MOAN.
One of my friends were rejected from Howard and Morehouse, but white people were admitted. Instead of blaming anyone he acknowledged his shortcomings and got into Howard on his 3rd try.
Give him a break he was too busy shit posting here as his EC and wrote about this site on his application
It's not possible to have been rejected by all semi targets for simply being white. If you applied to every single one and tons of them and they all rejected you, this means they all looked at your holistic application and said no. This isn't because you're white. Stop acting like you're persecuted. You sound like you're in denial over the decisions and looking for things to blame externally rather than looking internally and asking what YOU failed to do in order to be admitted.
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