Student Says School Persecuted Him for Being Conservative
Posted: December 16th, 2008, 5:44 pm
by 4everfsu
Posted: December 17th, 2008, 9:44 am
by Ed Dantes
I remember 1) not getting a call-back for a job I was more than qualified for and 2) not getting into a graduate school I was more than qualified for and I thought to myself, it's because of my religious background.
After all, in instance #2, my GPA was a full point above the average GPA for its incoming students, and my GRE score was nearly 200 points higher. Plus, I was a legacy -- my father had gone there, and so did his. But I got turned down, and I thought it was because I had "Liberty University" on my resume.
It took me some time before I stopped moping around and said, maybe it wasn't because I went to Liberty, or because I'm a conservative. Maybe I just wasn't qualified. Sure, it sucks, but it's better than being ticked off all the time.
Posted: December 17th, 2008, 10:09 am
by flamesbball84
Ed Dantes wrote:I remember 1) not getting a call-back for a job I was more than qualified for and 2) not getting into a graduate school I was more than qualified for and I thought to myself, it's because of my religious background.
After all, in instance #2, my GPA was a full point above the average GPA for its incoming students, and my GRE score was nearly 200 points higher. Plus, I was a legacy -- my father had gone there, and so did his. But I got turned down, and I thought it was because I had "Liberty University" on my resume.
It took me some time before I stopped moping around and said, maybe it wasn't because I went to Liberty, or because I'm a conservative. Maybe I just wasn't qualified. Sure, it sucks, but it's better than being ticked off all the time.
Don't most graduate schools take into account more than just GPA and GRE/GMAT scores? I know they did when I entered into graduate school...
Posted: December 17th, 2008, 11:06 am
by Ed Dantes
flamesbball84 wrote:Ed Dantes wrote:I remember 1) not getting a call-back for a job I was more than qualified for and 2) not getting into a graduate school I was more than qualified for and I thought to myself, it's because of my religious background.
After all, in instance #2, my GPA was a full point above the average GPA for its incoming students, and my GRE score was nearly 200 points higher. Plus, I was a legacy -- my father had gone there, and so did his. But I got turned down, and I thought it was because I had "Liberty University" on my resume.
It took me some time before I stopped moping around and said, maybe it wasn't because I went to Liberty, or because I'm a conservative. Maybe I just wasn't qualified. Sure, it sucks, but it's better than being ticked off all the time.
Don't most graduate schools take into account more than just GPA and GRE/GMAT scores? I know they did when I entered into graduate school...
Well, apparently it's true.