Posted on 07/22/2016 6:16:30 PM PDT by nickcarraway
'You Belittled Me, But You Were Completely Ignorant of my Struggles:' Stanford Student Tells Dentist in Viral Letter
An open letter, written by a first-generation, low-income Latino student, has gone viral, capturing personal struggles experienced by thousands of others just like him. Guillermo Pomarillo, whose parents are undocumented immigrants, wrote about his experience on Facebook, after he felt his dentist belittled his admission to Stanford University by telling him that it’s easier for poor kids to get into Stanford. New Threat Against San Francisco Police Officers “I nonchalantly said ‘I'm going to Stanford,’ Your initial reaction was surprised. But, were you surprised because you had a Stanford student on your chair or because you had a minority, low-income student, that needed government help to get braces, and would be attending Stanford on your chair? I believe it was the latter.” Pomarillo details how after casually mentioning he would attend Stanford, his dentist began to undermine his accomplishments starting with his ACT scores. VIDEOFacebook Not Being A Good Neighbor: Lawyers “You immediately jumped to ask me what my ACT score was? It was weird cause I have never had a professional ask me that. I answered honestly. Your response after that clearly showed what you were thinking. You sarcastically said ‘Wow you got (blank) on the ACT?! And you got into Stanford?’”
In a follow-up Facbeook post, Pomarillo puts his score between 30 and 36, explaining that he remains in the ‘top 95 percentile in the country.’ The letter continues, ‘I was confused, I had always thought my ACT score wasn't too bad. I mean, I got admitted into many other schools other than Stanny.,”he wrote.
Pomarillo explains that he remained silent as the dentist, whom he doesn’t identify, continued to diminish his education by claiming that kids from low income neighborhoods have better odds of being accepted into Stanford.
“You said, "Well when you have kids from neighborhoods like THESE, like you know, ENGLEWOOD. It's easy for them to get into Harvard or Stanford with a (states my score)." In my mind, I was confused. Did he really just say that? But you didn't stop. You kept going. You said, "You know, when kids go to schools around here. (AKA public schools in minority neighborhoods) It's easier for them to get into schools like Stanford… He continued, "you're very lucky. Consider yourself very lucky. Getting into Stanford is like competing on The Voice, you know, when you get the buzzer."
Pomarillo lists the other schools where he was accepted.
“You're telling me that pure luck got me admitted into not only Stanford, but schools like Princeton, Vanderbilt, Northwestern, and WASHU, and waitlisted at Tufts, Penn, and Columbia (I didn't tell him this btw)?! To say that I was admitted into a school simply because of my background is ridiculous.”
Pomarillo, who will be studying Biomedical Engineering at Stanford, concluded his letter by talking about the struggles his family had to face to put him through school.
“You belittled me. You labeled me. Yes, my name gave it off. But you were completely ignorant of my struggles. Little do you know that I grew up in a house where Spanish was only spoken. I had to learn English on my own. I grew up in a household where at times we couldn't afford to pay our rent or didn't have enough food for the whole week. I grew up in a household where my parents were clueless of the college application process, and it was up to me to make sure I submitted all my papers for college. I grew up in a household where college seemed like a distant dream. I grew up in a household where I will not only be the first one attending college, but I will be the first one to leave my home…. You are neglecting that all odds were against me. But you feel entitled to say that I got "lucky" and that "because of where I come from" I got into Stanford. Little do you know that at a young age I excelled in classrooms. My mother kept transferring me schools every time we moved to a new, cramped apartment. But I excelled. I went to a high school 7 miles from my house to be able to be pushed more. I attended one of the best high schools in Chicago and was accepted to other top ranked high schools in Chicago.”
He signs his open letter as: “The poor Latino boy that needs government help to get braces, but is still Stanford bound.”
Ah, to be a young, easily offended minority.
The worst kind of anti-dentism.
SO extravagantly coddled that he just can’t get the keys to the kingdom, Nooooooo...!
He has to hunt down everyone who raises an eyebrow.
Imagine Mexico sending you to their finest GRATIS, then launching yourself on a public witch-hunt.
Pretty amazing.
Except that he’s an illegal, criminally living in the US and by rights should be deported along with the rest of his family. After he emigrates legally, then go to Stanford.
As a “Stanny” grad (no jackhole calls it that), I hope they jail my fellow illegal alien future leaf blower alum and hand his sorry ass to ICE.
I raise the BS flag. My gut is that this invented/construcetd.
Mental floss.
What’s this guy want, a plaque?
He’s building a bridge to nowhere.
Not only victim hood, but gaming the systems while they are at it. This letter proves he got where he is through bullying and intimidation. Unbelievable.
constructed
Illegals get free healthcare that includes dental care.
Citizens pay $900. - that's per month - and it comes with a 5k deductible
Just build the wall and enforce the law. And run the vote-pandering politicans out of the country as well. Tired of this BS.
Lol
I’m not buying this story. He had a high enough ACT score to get into Stanford. I’d think the dentist would know that. Sounds like a Composition 101 work of PC fiction for Stanford.
But say it’s true. The student wasn’t insulted enough to get out of the chair and find another dentist to put on his government supplied braces.
GO BACK TO MEXICO YOU UNGRATEFUL INGRATE
“THERE WAS NO DENTIST!”
Bingo!
My son had a 34 ACT and a 4.4 GPA and he had no shot at Stanford. Yes, this kid is lucky, and more than that, he will likely graduate in the bottom 1/4 of his class, if he graduates at all.
“You are neglecting that all odds were against me.”
All the odds were against me too——but I never wore it like a badge.
Poor,self—absorbed baby.
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