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Take heart - many of us do speak out and support you. It's just that most of us aren't actually empowered to help either. It's a somewhat defeatist perspective, but just know that the system really is rigged against you here, but it's also rigged against a whole lot of people in many ways that go far beyond college admissions. If you're lucky, this experience will help develop your empathy and leave a chip on your shoulder too. Both of those things will prove advantageous if and when you obtain the means to help fix these systemic issues. Solidarity, friend.


I won't mix up master's and PhD. The latter is a much stronger filter, and harder work for a less certain reward.

(Disclaimer: walked out of my postgrad program after 3 years, because the industry, with all its warts, is so much saner than the academia.)




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