It hate that this is their way of making their programs “more diverse.” I understand their reasoning behind it but it made me feel like the only reason they’d want me is because I’m a woman of color…Am I being overly sensitive to this email?

There's a myth out there that unqualified minorities get accepted to colleges because of affirmative action. The truth is you have to be qualified, as the letter states, to get in regardless of race. There are more than enough minorities who are qualified for college. The problem I see in this letter is that they are leading with race instead of a line deep in the letter along the lines of, "Our xyz program is another pathway to admission that we are happy to offer. To learn more, visit ..."

Basically they should just send a regular letter to someone they want at your school! This letter almost laments the fact that they have a diversity admission program. They don't care about making minority applicants feel insecure. Don't go unless they're offering you a full ride because they seem like the type of school that would grade minorities down because they actually resent having to enroll them.

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