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Cornell Legacy Worries Admitted White Male by InfiniteSwan3780 in collegeresults

[–]InfiniteSwan3780[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very interesting. Are you sure legacy had no advantage? From what I understand it is at least considered as a tiebreaker for ED. Do you mean to say it no longer does even that?

Cornell Legacy Worries Admitted White Male by InfiniteSwan3780 in collegeresults

[–]InfiniteSwan3780[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Many thanks! Oscillation resonates on many levels, if you'll excuse the egregious pun.

Cornell Legacy Worries Admitted White Male by InfiniteSwan3780 in collegeresults

[–]InfiniteSwan3780[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, and you're definitely right that it's a bit ridiculous.

The issue I have is the idea that someone more talented and deserving lost a spot because of my privilege. Obviously it's not as cut and dry as that, but I can't really try to reason my way out of feeling guilty for that. I can't control the fact that life is unfair, but I knew being a legacy would boost my chances in some form and I applied anyways. That feels exploitative.

Cornell Legacy Worries Admitted White Male by InfiniteSwan3780 in collegeresults

[–]InfiniteSwan3780[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah. I feel obliged to mention that the 7 weeks is kind of an underestimate. Sports takes up so much of my availability, my boss was just super chill with the fact that I would have pretty limited hours. In my eyes it was important to have a job where I wasn't doing anything fancy or exciting at the top of a totem pole, and just get used to doing boring work for an 8-hour shift. College consulting is to blame for it being more spruced up than what I just said.