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Originally Posted by 33girl
No different than transferring from Crappy Sports Team High to Prominent Football High so recruiters are more likely to come and look at you and sport you a scholarship. And we get that a LOT up here.
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Good example.
***Warning*** Story below contains exaggerations to make a point. I don't condone this line of thinking at all, I just want us to see the world view of a smart, prepared 18 year old.
I'll tie this all back into some of our (seemingly?) super-special-snowflake PNM's and what their mindset is as a result of all this:
Say that, for all your life your parents have told you that you were going to be an XYZ at UT (back then, not realizing that it would be problematic to tell you such a thing). Mama and Grandma were, so naturally you would be as well. You're a solid A/B student with a ton of extra-curriculars (because you've been over-programmed since birth) at Super Competitive Private/Public High School. You're a good kid, and you've been told that all your life.
You're sitting at 13% of your class of 200 (that makes you number 26...not shabby at all at SCPHS). With your college guidance counselor's blessing, you apply to UT.
You don't get in.
WHAT??? How could that be??? You're destined to go to UT, right?
Ok, regroup, this isn't the worst thing ever. You're a good/smart kid...You'll go to Bama/Ark/LSU/Ole Miss/wherever your backup is and pledge XYZ or other strong sorority. You've got recs...this should be cake. You're having to apply for more grant/scholarship money, but that's OK. It will all work out fine in the end.
It doesn't go well there either. You're crushed and wondering why you've worked so hard all these years just to be shut out of both the school you love and the sorority you're supposed to be destined for. And, you're now far from home and don't know many people.
You later find out (via friends at UT or whatever) about someone attending UT who isn't prepared at all to be there. They came from podunk high and while they were #8 in their class of 100...#'s 9-100 are not attending college and are working on cars. Or so they heard.
You want justice in the world. You're clearly smarter than that person (in your mind) and you DESERVE to be at UT. How dare they take YOUR spot???
This is all to say - life isn't perfect or fair, but when life has treated you fairly for SO long and suddenly it's given you a double whammy at 18 - it's a tough pill to swallow....