When I was writing yesterday’s post I wondered if the new tolerance of people’s sexual preferences means the prejudice against introverts is lessening.
Apparently not:
Do Harvard and other elite universities illegally discriminate against Asian American applicants?
I’m not sure. But there’s another group of people who definitely face routine prejudice in college admissions. They’re the quiet types who keep to themselves, often preferring a relaxed evening at home to a rowdy night out. They like to study alone, not in groups. And they’re often the last ones to speak up in class.
I’m talking about introverts, of course. And if there’s one thing we’ve learned from reports on the recent lawsuit against Harvard University’s admission system, it’s that introverts routinely get the short end of the stick.
—One group that definitely faces prejudice in collage admissions
Sigh. Human nature in action.
I knew that introverts don’t win popularity contests, but I never suspected discrimination in college admissions! ….learning something new every day!
I’m not surprised, When I applied to college years ago we were told good grades weren’t enough, we had have some extracurricular activities to put in our applications.
I don’t think that this true everywhere. I know for a fact that it is not here in India and in the UK.
That’s good!
I thought that admissions went on academic grades but interesting to learn something else. One of admission reasons here is often to do with international payees – which of course is vastly higher than domestic students…
We have that problem here, too, especially in state schools. Out-of-state tuition is a lot more than tuition for residents of the state.