Student Says School Persecuted Him for Being Conservative

Student Says School Persecuted Him for Being Conservative#218450

By 4everfsu - December 16th, 2008, 5:44 pm

- December 16th, 2008, 5:44 pm #218450

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,467626,00.html

“If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart,
if you're not a conservative at forty you have no brain.”
Sir Winston Churchill

Speak little, do much!
Ben Franklin

Lynchburg Baptist College class of 1975

#218511

By Ed Dantes - December 17th, 2008, 9:44 am

- December 17th, 2008, 9:44 am #218511

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.

"You won't have Nixon to kick around any more, because, gentlemen, this is my last press conference." - Richard Nixon
"You won't have Dantes to kick around any more, because, members of Flame Fans, this is my last post." - Ed Dantes

#218518

By flamesbball84 - December 17th, 2008, 10:09 am

- December 17th, 2008, 10:09 am #218518

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...

#218533

By Ed Dantes - December 17th, 2008, 11:06 am

- December 17th, 2008, 11:06 am #218533

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.

"You won't have Nixon to kick around any more, because, gentlemen, this is my last press conference." - Richard Nixon
"You won't have Dantes to kick around any more, because, members of Flame Fans, this is my last post." - Ed Dantes