More rural and small town kids - that's the "new" diversity

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Anonymous wrote:It's not the "new diversity" it's just a kind of diversity that has always been recruited for an prioritized, just called FGLI and/or geographic preference. It's how JD Vance got into Yale law.

I went to Harvard and had multiple classmates from WV and Appalachia.

And Indian Country. There is value to spreading Harvard education across America. Some people go back and help their community. Even JD Vance is trying to help his people.

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Anonymous wrote:Hasn't that always been something they're looking for? I've always assumed I got a boost for being from a rural area 30 years ago (based on comparing my application to my peers).

Yes

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Anonymous wrote:It kind of cements the idea that JD Vance was likely a DEI admit to Yale.

For sure. And, boy, didn't he make the most of it!

lol…he really did. He’s such a hypocrite.

Actually, it sounds like you might be. You'd be fine if he were a person of color who received that Yale Law admission and used it to attain the 2nd highest elected post in the land. However, you're a little salty since he's a chubby, white guy from Appalachia who did it. Maybe you should look in the mirror and ask yourself what you're *really* angry about after all.

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So much this.

DP but I’m salty over this because he destroyed DEI and works for an administration that went after it with gusto as if it were a threat to society. So he benefits from it but takes it away from “others” not realizing HE benefited as well.

It’s a a lack of self-awareness and an excess of ego. He thinks he “earned” that spot. But he thinks someone who was black was “given” it. Clueless and cruel.

For a long time, when it came down to a student of color or a white student, with the exact same credentials, the student of color would gain admission. He's just trying to make it even for everyone, regardless of race.

I guarantee you that a white boy from McLean or Bethesda or New York was rejected from Yale with the same or better stats and resume as JD Vance.

Sure, but you're missing the whole point of the post. We're talking about rural, disadvantaged kids of all races - not your brother who graduated from Georgetown Prep in 1985 with a goal to major in marketing and boobs at whatever Ivy school would take him.

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Anonymous wrote:Affirmative action for dumb whites to take hardworking Asian American spots. Uneducated, untalented, and unsophisticated but they get the red carpet.

There's more to the economy than being good at violin and math olympiad.

No one cares about how good you are at throwing balls

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Anonymous wrote:It kind of cements the idea that JD Vance was likely a DEI admit to Yale.

For sure. And, boy, didn't he make the most of it!

lol…he really did. He’s such a hypocrite.

Actually, it sounds like you might be. You'd be fine if he were a person of color who received that Yale Law admission and used it to attain the 2nd highest elected post in the land. However, you're a little salty since he's a chubby, white guy from Appalachia who did it. Maybe you should look in the mirror and ask yourself what you're *really* angry about after all.

+ a million
So much this.

DP but I’m salty over this because he destroyed DEI and works for an administration that went after it with gusto as if it were a threat to society. So he benefits from it but takes it away from “others” not realizing HE benefited as well.

It’s a a lack of self-awareness and an excess of ego. He thinks he “earned” that spot. But he thinks someone who was black was “given” it. Clueless and cruel.

For a long time, when it came down to a student of color or a white student, with the exact same credentials, the student of color would gain admission. He's just trying to make it even for everyone, regardless of race.

I guarantee you that a white boy from McLean or Bethesda or New York was rejected from Yale with the same or better stats and resume as JD Vance.

Sure, but you're missing the whole point of the post. We're talking about rural, disadvantaged kids of all races - not your brother who graduated from Georgetown Prep in 1985 with a goal to major in marketing and boobs at whatever Ivy school would take him.

No, you didn’t read the comment I responded to. That person assumed a black person wasn’t as qualified as the white people but got preference. Not true. My point is that Vance was that person- but it was geography that helped him beat out the otherwise similar white boys from rich cities.

Conservatives utter lack of self-awareness is fascinating. Your inability to see how racial diversity and geographic diversity are the SAME thing exposes either your inability to think, or your racism. Probably both.

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Anonymous wrote:It kind of cements the idea that JD Vance was likely a DEI admit to Yale.

For sure. And, boy, didn't he make the most of it!

lol…he really did. He’s such a hypocrite.

Actually, it sounds like you might be. You'd be fine if he were a person of color who received that Yale Law admission and used it to attain the 2nd highest elected post in the land. However, you're a little salty since he's a chubby, white guy from Appalachia who did it. Maybe you should look in the mirror and ask yourself what you're *really* angry about after all.

+ a million
So much this.

DP but I’m salty over this because he destroyed DEI and works for an administration that went after it with gusto as if it were a threat to society. So he benefits from it but takes it away from “others” not realizing HE benefited as well.

It’s a a lack of self-awareness and an excess of ego. He thinks he “earned” that spot. But he thinks someone who was black was “given” it. Clueless and cruel.

For a long time, when it came down to a student of color or a white student, with the exact same credentials, the student of color would gain admission. He's just trying to make it even for everyone, regardless of race.

I guarantee you that a white boy from McLean or Bethesda or New York was rejected from Yale with the same or better stats and resume as JD Vance.

Sure, but you're missing the whole point of the post. We're talking about rural, disadvantaged kids of all races - not your brother who graduated from Georgetown Prep in 1985 with a goal to major in marketing and boobs at whatever Ivy school would take him.

No, you didn’t read the comment I responded to. That person assumed a black person wasn’t as qualified as the white people but got preference. Not true. My point is that Vance was that person- but it was geography that helped him beat out the otherwise similar white boys from rich cities.

Conservatives utter lack of self-awareness is fascinating. Your inability to see how racial diversity and geographic diversity are the SAME thing exposes either your inability to think, or your racism. Probably both.

The comment you responded to qualified it by using the phrase, "with the exact same credentials." Nobody said that a black student, who was less qualified, was chosen over a white person. If you're going to throw bombs and cite evidence, make sure sure YOU use your ABILITY to think.