Are you suggesting EEO? I don’t think we need to sink that low.
Seriously — the article seems like he is an upstanding young man.
Well, isn't that one of the worse things about EEO, is that we always assume that a black person gets a job because of it, fairly or unfairly?
Could be wrong , but I bet there are LOTS of outstanding young men who don’t score those kind of acceptance letters.
My concern for the young man is that he’s honestly qualified to work at that level. If AA points helped him get it in, he may not be really ready to tackle the work load. A lot of young black men, who relied on AA points to get in ended up failing and owing money on their student loans for nothing.
However, if he’s really ready, I couldn’t be more happy for him.
This is the injustice and tragedy of “affirmative action”- it immediately creates suspicion of the worth of the blacks that are truly deserving in the minds of most people including blacks themselves.
This young man by all account appears to be deserving. He credits his success to the values that his parents and religion have instilled in him...in addition to having innate cerebral qualities.
Still the fact that he got showered with all the acceptance letters is an indication of affirmative action at work. A white or asian student with the same qualifications I don’t believe would have received the same reaction.