Message from @Dr.Wol
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anything new is awkward
That the fact the student was catholic and it was the factor
if it wasn't, it wouldn't be new 😉
you're confident that you raised him well and that he'll manage by during college and adulthood? @Folic
if the answer is a yes then it's all good, nothing to worry about.
well if he gets declined, you wont have to pay that tuition, so at worst you'll not have wasted money on a school that won't teach him a useful trade
i feel a bit weird giving someone around my parents age advice tbh.
would't "why" he was in a catholic school more important to them than just the fact that he was in one ? Whether is was proximity, faith, doubt in the public system...
Thank you all for the input. Please have a great day. Dr. , not going to college is not really an option for my baby. My baby has worked so hard to get that opportunity. Is it weird to think that a parent is concerned?
parents have every right to be concerned.
Parents ought to be concerned
parents will be parents.
though not getting into college isn't always a bad thing, depending what career one wants to pursue there are more time efficient ways to get some credentials or skills
I just would like to give the best chance for success I guess. I went to the military to get my skill set, but it is always about giving the better life to your child thing for me.
Ivy League is tough enough to get in without adding another pass over point.
best of luck for your kid.
Is the narrative that I must trust that the bias is not there?
in my experience, the bias is overblown
some of it might be real, but theres not like, 9 out of ever 10 schools will whip people for the wrong origin
Given that the colleges might be anti religion?
unless they announce it
or they wear some apparel
i'd consider that an announcement
Separation of church and education.
person wearing a hijab i won't start thinking "i wonder if thats a mormon..."
what if it's halloween
unless they have the bombs visibly strapped i wont assume its a costume 😉
but getting back to the college
Very good point that it is more acceptable and might be a bullet point to be Muslim
If the students wont know, they can't be jerks over it
If the teachers don't know they wont be jerks over it
and i'd imagine theres be something reported if a school actively starts declaring the religion of their previous schools as heresy
my way through college was head-down, and doing what i needed for my grades 😉
You can always say that you're from an abrahamic religion.
they'll leave you alone
because there's a 2/3 chance that you're from a protected group
thats already talking past the sale, and assuming they are malevolent
If the school doesn't have signs of clear bias, i wouldn't assume they have one
theres a reason why those wacky schools end up on the news, its BECAUSE they're so clearly insane
Has Catholicism become taboo? I wanted my kid to go there because it was a better option to NM public schools.
most schools don't care, as long as theres no problems
Catholicism itself might be somewaht of a taboo in some heavily SJW'ified areas like Berkley etc
but one can always go with the ol'"there were no other options where i grew up"