tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369173.post363484770762240862..comments2023-04-27T02:32:17.357-05:00Comments on COLLEGE COUNSELING CULTURE: What's Your Pedigree?Willard M. Dixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15740983536934342703noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369173.post-68519560294252029232008-10-01T13:54:00.000-05:002008-10-01T13:54:00.000-05:00Very interesting! Divisions along the line of race...Very interesting! Divisions along the line of race are becoming more and more blurred in our society today. I believe that we should be focusing on opening doors of opportunity to students of lower socio-economic backgrounds, regardless of color of their skin. It is important to give college access to students from low performing high schools, urban areas with low high school graduation rates and first generation students who lack the tools and support necessary to be successful in college. Focusing on the color of a student's skin distracts us from the importance of achieving opportunity in higher education for all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369173.post-69660382001976214272008-10-01T11:09:00.000-05:002008-10-01T11:09:00.000-05:00I am the International College Counselor at a Jewi...I am the International College Counselor at a Jewish School in Venezuela, where a fantastic group of very Latin-Hispanic salsa and reggaeton-dancing kids of the Jewish faith apply to US colleges every year. In their applications, they put LATIN-HISPANIC. Why? Ask them what they are and they can't think of anything else. There are some that fit the stereotype "hispanic" description, but then there are other red-headed ones that would dissapoint the admissions staff that want to parade Jennifer Lopez and Cheech Marin down the college halls. You guys have it all wrong by focusing on race. Go ahead and ask the straight question: "are you underpriveledged because of race, social class, sex, or religion." We are not trying to play any little "game" in the application process by having a hispanic kid put hispanic in his application. If you want the Jewish kids specifically to put anything else than what they are here (Hispanic), you would have to create a category called the "International Homeless Jew." That would make the classification-obsessed biggot inside most adult anglo-saxon-protestant Americans very happy. Muchas Gracias y Shalom para usted!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com