As senior year came, the search for colleges began. As I started to apply and visit certain universities, my mom began to explain that certain nationalities get in easier to colleges and get certain scholarships.
I planned on visiting the University of Delaware and my mom and I took off from school just to see my first choice. We arrived to Delaware State University. As we walk in for our tour, it was just me, which seemed strange to my mom and I but we continued since it was a weekday. Walking throughout the campus, I seemed to be the only white person on campus which made me concerned since I heard it was a well diverse campus. He began to explain how I was considered a minority and then it all clicked that we were at the wrong university. It felt nice to be a minority when I heard I will be receiving a full ride.
It is unfair in which certain nationalities get privileges for certain colleges, when some have not even worked nearly as hard as other students. Just checking off a box that you are Spanish or African American should not allow you to have an easier chance of getting an acceptance letter to the school. Colleges are expensive and without a doubt it is truthfully unfair to someone like me who can't check a box having multi-racial background. Some Asians find it hard to even check off the box for IVY league schools since there are so many applying.
While taking SAT and ACT tests, they make you check off what race you are. Truthfully, racial remarks will not end in our society if we continue to look at results by there race, all students should be held academically responsible.
Affirmative action is a complicated issue, Hannah. It's interesting that you were offered a free ride for being a minority, which shows that they too are trying to achieve a more balanced student body, which is the goal of Affirmative Action.
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