/sci/ - Science & Math

>>4692095
What university do you go to OP?

>Chem E

Impressive. If you go to a somewhat decent university you are probably going through the "weeder" courses. Every good school has them, especially for a major like engineering. If you can get past these classes, the rest of your college career will be cake.

Can't tell you how many times I've seen freshman and sophomore girls crying their eyes out because a "weeder course" raped them in the ass.

>>4609515
High school or college?

>>4594910
Yes, being Native American will help you significantly at Dartmouth, Harvard, Yale, and Stanford. Not so much for the others. It works the best if you are like involved in the tribe.

Just be sure you are qualified for the school. Not to be overtly mean, but, I've met some minorities during my visit to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, Columbia, and at my time here at Stanford, who clearly weren't on the same academic level as their peers. Everyone around you can tell too. Just be sure you are ready for the academic rigors if you do get in to an elite school.

I used to think it was completely unfair that minorities received such preferential treatment at top schools until I realized that the ones who were not on par academically were all majoring in "African American Studies, Native American studies, Ethnic Studies, International Relations etc." It seems fitting that those students would end up in the easy majors.

It's ironic how the point of affirmative action is to get these students into the top schools so they can have a better life, but once they are there, they end up in majors with poor job prospects because they aren't prepared for the other fields.

Every minority student that I've met who has a "real major" is exceedingly bright and I personally think would have gotten in regardless of skin color.