I’ve been one of the ‘diversity’ candidates for enrollment. I’m not going to apologise for it. I worked hard to get to where I am and I had to wade through a sea of bs to get there.
There’s some things I have a choice, and other things I don’t have a choice at all. I can’t choose to not have a disability. All I can do is work my butt off and make the most of it.
You’re right that there’s no reason to apologize. I’m sure you did work hard. Besides, the fact that a student might qualify under college “diversity” doesn’t mean that student actually did receive a helping hand.