AdvertisementAdvertisementThis has been a bit of a secret, but when I applied to Yale, I chose to apply as an African American-studies major on a whim.
Regardless, part of me thinks I got in because I'm Black and chose the smaller major of African American studies.
I'm now working extra hard to prove I belong at Yale.
The fact that I didn't get into Princeton made me think my Yale acceptance wasn't guaranteed.
I could have edged out a more qualified candidate who was not a person of color because I'm Black.
Persons:
—, Du Bois, Black, I'm, advisedly, would've, I've, Henry Louis Gates Jr, Cornel, Gates, we're
Organizations:
Yale, Service, Harvard, Princeton, Yale Political Union, American Student Association, Black Yale, Cultural Center
Locations:
American, East Coast