Definitely felt that shadow at Georgetown U in the 70s.

Back in college, I was one of the few Black students on my campus, and I was proud of getting into such a respected school. I knew I’d worked hard for it. But still, I sometimes wondered if people thought I got there because of affirmative action. It was a shadow that students like me couldn’t shake, whether those doubts came from the outside or inside our own minds.
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Definitely felt that shadow at Georgetown U in the 70s. Getting in via affirmative action often felt like a stigma to which I'd respond over and over, "I got in through the regular admissions process." The prevailing view is that you got in because you're black, not because you're qualified to be there.
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