College admissions have been phony for years. Virtually all colleges have different admissions standards for different races, with Asians being rejected for qualifications that would get a white person accepted and a black person accepted with a full scholarship. This is needed, they argue, for diversity, the holy grail of academia.
My daughter with a Hispanic last name was a violist getting a Classical/Baroque Music degree about 15 years ago. She had decent grades in her AP classes, several extra curriculars and decent SAT scores.
UofH only offered decent scholarships to foreign exchange students. US/in state students weren’t offered enough to pay for a set of strings.
UTArlington... their offer was laughable. They preferred out of state students.
Rice would overlook lower SATs and ACTs than were accepted for other programs to build a music program.
Sam.... loved her and gave her lots of money. She graduated on the 5 year plan with honors and experience as a conductor.
She was contacted by out of state schools in less diverse areas. That wasn’t on the table.
Her masters and PHD came from UNT. There are few
scholarships for Masters Degrees and absolutely none for PHDs. But if your bf is a staff member and you move up your wedding a few years you can get a 75% discount on tuition.
It’s always been who ya know or who ya are.