Bryn Mawr: As Liberal As We Think It Is?

I think this college tries to be extremely diverse and goes out seeking women from all corners of the globe. A noble effort, but sometimes fake. Bryn Mawr is a bit tarnished when it comes to diversity. Sure we don't cut out pics of people with different skin colors and put them together. But what the college does it go out of it's way to recruit people of what we type as "minority" cultures. It's so much easier for a person of "minority" status to get into school. Being "white", I had a harder time getting in. It sucks to be white because everybody assumes that you're rich and ignorant about other cultures and whatnot. I hate the fact that they have all these talks about diversity to try and make everyone be friends with each other. I don't dislike someone because they're from a different culture. I usually don't like someone because they're an asshole- no matter where the hell they come from. We need to accept reality and throw away these disillusions of utopia. I think as educated women, we can learn to accept each others differences without college intervention.

Child you have lots to learn...I'm so mad at your statements I can't even begin to explain!!!

I'm white, and I disagreed with everything you said.
Two words: white privilege.

Point 2: "Being "white", I had a harder time getting in."
PROVE IT.

"It sucks to be white because everybody assumes that you're rich and ignorant about other cultures and whatnot."

I think you may be confusing Caucasions with what people think of you.

I'm with the other poster who replied to you - I'm at a loss for words.

My best friend and I went to the same high school, took the same AP classes and ID classes. We both had a 3.72 gpa. We both went into clubs and whatnot. We grew up in the same area, etc. The only thing that was different is that she was black and I was white. We applied to some of the same schools. My college counselor was amazed at how similar our profiles were. So, what went wrong?? She was prioritized because of skin color. Her family is wealthier than mine and she got scholarships because of skin color. She could afford college! I can't! I'm in debt for the next 10 years! I guess I'm just resentful because someone got in just on skin color and not because of need! WHY CAN'T EVERYONE JUST STOP CATEGORIZING EVERYONE AND JUST BE ABLE TO LIVE FREELY!! I don't think in terms of race (which is non existent) it's just that society does and IT NEEDS TO END NOW. I'm sick of it.
Really.
You want more proof- talk to me in class!

Do you "hear" what you just said? You said, "I guess I'm just resentful because someone got in just on skin color and not because of need!" Just on skin color? You said yourself that her profile was very similar. She got in for her grades, her test scores, not her skin color. Okay, maybe there were more scholarships available for her because of her skin color. That doesn't mean that there aren't scholarships that aren't based on skin color. But you have think about the fact that not that long ago, even with the exact same profile, she would have been rejected just because of her skin color. It raises the question of how fair is affirmative action, which proposes to make up for the discriminatory practices of the past.

There's also interviews and essays...I'm guessing she's a better writer than you.

Secondly, you have ancecdotal evidence, not any type of real proof. It sounds like you're jealous of your friend.

That is not proof my dear. That is a story of how you understand how you are in the situation you find yourself. The truth is probably much more complex. For example, consider the essays that you both wrote. Your essay is probably not filled with obstacles that you overcame throughout your whole life to get to where you are. Her's is. Now, calm down and think about that for just a few minutes.

Talk to you in class?-----You bet I will. -Dre
~Knowledge Speaks but, Wisdom Listens~

that wasn't really my point in my rant. i didn't really have a point, but oh well. i wasnt really looking at getting in, i was looking at BEING here. look at our curricula. education here is amerocentric and eurocentric and therefore you get far more out of your education here than say someone like me who is looking for something beyond the western world. for example, i want to learn about the varying structures of poverty between asia and the united states, not just about poverty in the USA and in the UK, because i am asian and i WANT to learn these things. it's so much more difficult for me to relate to issues brought up in class because neither i nor anyone i know has to deal with them. i am not getting what i desire out of my education here, and i thought i'd be getting so much more than i am.

you just go from one complaint to another? what happened to the pissed-off, make-you-wanna-scream minority on display? now you aren't getting what you want because you want something so specific, which doesn't sound like a liberal arts degree anywhere, let alone in the US. why don't you make the most of what you have right here, right now? or at least focus on one drama for a moment?

What are ways in which our education could be expanded that way?

i talked to a professor about my issues and he made some of the views i expressed known at a meeting that particular department had on diversity issues in the curricula. so that's a start. i don't know how this problem can be fixed, but i do know it will take time.

and whoever commented anonymously (the box right above abstract water's comment which i'm replying to), i have a right to be pissed off. so what if i have multiple problems? it's my blog post. i can say whatever the hell i feel like saying. there's no need to attack me for it.