Affirmative Action and UVA

[Anonymous]

This is what's coming next:

"The University of Virginia, for example, announced a plan this month to target 40 high schools in eight regions of the state that had little history of sending applicants."

New York Times article, 6/30

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is what's coming next:

"The University of Virginia, for example, announced a plan this month to target 40 high schools in eight regions of the state that had little history of sending applicants."

New York Times article, 6/30

UVA and most large public flagships have always looked for geographic diversity. Are you just learning this?

[Anonymous]

UVA and most large public flagships have always looked for geographic diversity. Are you just learning this?

+1. In UVA's case, I suspect most of the high schools will be rural.

[Anonymous]

There are SO MANY colleges and universities that have developed methods of getting diversity other than the specific style that Harvard used. (University of Texas being a good example.) This is not going to be the big shift that some of you think it will be.
And yes as PP said, UVA has been very open for years that they are looking for geographic diversity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is what's coming next:

"The University of Virginia, for example, announced a plan this month to target 40 high schools in eight regions of the state that had little history of sending applicants."

New York Times article, 6/30

Right. And good for UVA.

It’s not like all these Asians who haven’t been getting in (because other Asians have been getting in) are suddenly going to get it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is what's coming next:

"The University of Virginia, for example, announced a plan this month to target 40 high schools in eight regions of the state that had little history of sending applicants."

New York Times article, 6/30

Racists will find a way.

Racists insist a certain set of criteria are inherently superior to another set of criteria because they assume some races will underperform their preferred set of criteria.

The schools will just de emphasize test scores and GPAs more. No one wants a cohort of graduates from testing cram schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is what's coming next:

"The University of Virginia, for example, announced a plan this month to target 40 high schools in eight regions of the state that had little history of sending applicants."

New York Times article, 6/30

Right. And good for UVA.

It’s not like all these Asians who haven’t been getting in (because other Asians have been getting in) are suddenly going to get it.

Easy on the anti- Asian rhetoric. Plenty of Asian don’t agree with the SC decision

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is what's coming next:

"The University of Virginia, for example, announced a plan this month to target 40 high schools in eight regions of the state that had little history of sending applicants."

New York Times article, 6/30

UVA and most large public flagships have always looked for geographic diversity. Are you just learning this?

It was just announced THIS month.

UVA has been around since the 1819.

Hello?

[Anonymous]

So does my white son have an easier or harder time getting into UVA today?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is what's coming next:

"The University of Virginia, for example, announced a plan this month to target 40 high schools in eight regions of the state that had little history of sending applicants."

New York Times article, 6/30

Right. And good for UVA.

It’s not like all these Asians who haven’t been getting in (because other Asians have been getting in) are suddenly going to get it.

All the qualified Asian kids I know got into UVA. They may not get into Harvard but they get into UVA with a 4.5 GPA and 1580 SAT.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So does my white son have an easier or harder time getting into UVA today?

It is probably the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So does my white son have an easier or harder time getting into UVA today?

I’m guessing exact same time. College still want a diverse class. They’ll figure out other ways.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is what's coming next:

"The University of Virginia, for example, announced a plan this month to target 40 high schools in eight regions of the state that had little history of sending applicants."

New York Times article, 6/30

This is good, as long as they select the top students from these under represented schools instead of using race as a determining factor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So does my white son have an easier or harder time getting into UVA today?

If he looks statistically Asian (CS major from NOVA with 80 AP exams), harder.

If he looks statistically like a good ol’ boy (rural high school in a red county), easier.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is what's coming next:

"The University of Virginia, for example, announced a plan this month to target 40 high schools in eight regions of the state that had little history of sending applicants."

New York Times article, 6/30

This is good, as long as they select the top students from these under represented schools instead of using race as a determining factor.

Because we know nothing statistically about who lives in various geographies… zip codes will soon be quotas too.