>>12791496If you went to Harvard or have a half hispanic grandparent and check the "hispanic" box you'll be good. Otherwise, if you're a white male in anything that isn't top ten I wouldn't count on it.
Institutions are breeding PhD chemists like rabbits. Tenure track positions are EXTEMELY sparse. And since institutions want minority/women/etc to balance out their old white male boomer profs and look more diverse, and get 500 applications, there just isn't a reason for them to accept anyone other than a non white male from a top 20.
I went to a shitty state institution and for a tenure track chem position we got hundreds of applicants, many from Ivys and people of color/women.
you also have to keep in mind that a middle class black person benefits from affirmative action over and over and over again, so the effects accumulate and build off of each other.
due to AA they get into a better college, then due to AA and getting into a better college they get into a better grad school, and due to AA and the superior grad school they get the best post doc.
meanwhile, if you're a white male, you fall behind at every step of life because you're discriminated against.
i remember applying to REUs with a 3.98 GPA. applied to 7 and got into none. this girl I knew applied to 5 and got into 1. and this hispanic female who also had 3.98 GPA got into 9 of 9 REUs.
yes, it's worse than you think. unless youre at caltech or you check off the "hispanic" box
