> He was privileged to be a black man since this drastically improved his odds of getting into Princeton. His guidance counselor pretty much knew this and the

> He was privileged to be a black man since this drastically improved his odds of getting into Princeton. His guidance counselor pretty much knew this and the article spelled it out... > She thought that my math and science scores made me a good candidate, as did the fact that I was an African American male — something which we all know the engineering world is lacking. > The strategy worked.