Arrr! 'Tis the biggest swindle in the Seven Seas, mateys! The College Admissions Scandal be reveal'd!
2023-07-27
Avast ye scallywags! Afore I be makin' me point 'bout affirmative action, let me spin ye a tale 'bout how I be a lucky recipient o' such a thing. I be no swashbucklin' sailor o' color, but a humble farm lad. Me high school be small, nestled in a remote land where the maths be scarce and Ivy League be but a distant dream. Me grades and scores were decent, but nothin' to write home 'bout. But I had one treasure in me chest. Them fancy colleges be searchin' fer farm lads such as meself from lowly income areas to add a dash o' diversity to their ranks. So it be that a school I ne'er set foot on..."
Arrr, me hearties! Gather round and listen to me tale of how this ol' pirate here was a beneficiary of a little something called affirmative action. Now, mind ye, this tale might be a tad different from what ye be expectin'!Ye see, I may not have been a student of color, but I was a lad raised on a farm, far away from the fancy learnin' institutions. In me tiny, rural high school, there wasn't much math to speak of, and none of us scallywags had ever even dreamed of settin' foot on an Ivy League college. Now, me grades and scores were decent, but nothin' too outstandin'.
But lo and behold! Fate had somethin' else in store for this ol' pirate. Them elite colleges were lookin' for farm kids like meself from low-income areas to add a dash of diversity to their hallowed halls. And so it happened that a school I had never even laid eyes on...
They be sendin' me a letter, invitin' me to join their ranks! Me, a humble farm lad, sailin' off to an Ivy League college! Can ye believe it? I certainly couldn't! But there it was, affirmative action workin' its magic, openin' doors for lads like me.
Now, I be knowin' that affirmative action has its fair share of debates and arguments, but let this ol' pirate tell ye, it made a world of difference in me life. It gave me a chance to break free from the chains of me humble beginnings and set sail on a grand adventure of learnin'.
So, me hearties, the next time ye be discussin' affirmative action, remember that sometimes even us pirates can benefit from a little help. Arrr!