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Originally Posted by Lockjaw
I'm a black male and I sure as hell didn't get a full ride. Somebody is tossing out some bullshit to you. Listen folks let me tell you something about programs to help black students. Those kids in those programs fight just as hard as you do to get funding to go to college.
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my apologies, i should have been more clear. if i had been black or male and still had all my other achievements, i would have recieved a full ride. and these were not programs designated for black or male students--they were open to everyone. i just happened to be told "what a shame..." during the interview process.
i've got no problems with scholarships open to only a select group, i just didn't apply to ones i didn't fit in. but i'm less than thrilled about programs saying they are open to everyone when they are so biased in favor of a group (ANY group) of people that saying anyone can apply is bs.
as for others working harder (or even as hard), i have no doubt that is true in many, perhaps even most situations. however in my case, i know the person who got the scholarship i was after--my grades and test scores were better by a significant margin and i was involved in more extracurricular activities while they had none. is it possible this person aced the interview and i screwed up somehow? sure it is--but that doesn't change what i was told by the interviewer.
and i feel for you on the student loan thing, i'm beginning to think i'll be paying mine off for the rest of my life!
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