Rest In Peace Meritocracy

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Anonymous wrote:Charlie, my kid will see you in UMD. Similar stats...+ he is Asian American male like you too. Congrats on getting UMD because all of you high stat Asian-American kids have made it a powerhouse where STEM majors are concerned. Will you be super successful in life? Absolutely.

Both of you keep safe and remember this is the beginning of your life and yes, the racism inherent in college and work place was not just something your parents faced. USA is not even pretending to be egalitarian and fair.

Umd is a great education but that is ridiculous to say that this student could not have had many more acceptances if his application list had been more realistic.

If he is going for CS or Engineering...he made the right choice to go in-state (I am guessing here that he is an MD student) because how highly ranked UMD is for these two majors. Try for Ivies and know that it is a crapshoot and then also apply in-state for MD and get a free education. Well done, Charlie!

And no point in doing majors that does not get you a high paying job. He maximized his education dollars. Good for him. And while this was put in tiktok by him, I can bet that he was very aware that while he was an Ivy-level kid who was going to UMD, he was always going to be successful. Regardless of if Ivy rejected him because of racism, this kid is going to UMD with the best credentials. That is a mark of the candidate. I say this is Harvard's loss.

I also think that it is about time that the Asian-Americans realize the kinds of racism they are facing in USA. This is a valuable lesson for Charlie and my kid. Watch, experience and learn the reality of this country and society.

Quit with the whining already. All those Ivies are private schools. You are not owed a place there.

And the world does not only spin for STEM majors with 1590s.

+1,000,000

+2,000,000
So sick of the obsession with STEM. Give me a humanities major who can write beautifully any day.

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Anonymous wrote:Charlie, my kid will see you in UMD. Similar stats...+ he is Asian American male like you too. Congrats on getting UMD because all of you high stat Asian-American kids have made it a powerhouse where STEM majors are concerned. Will you be super successful in life? Absolutely.

Both of you keep safe and remember this is the beginning of your life and yes, the racism inherent in college and work place was not just something your parents faced. USA is not even pretending to be egalitarian and fair.

Umd is a great education but that is ridiculous to say that this student could not have had many more acceptances if his application list had been more realistic.

If he is going for CS or Engineering...he made the right choice to go in-state (I am guessing here that he is an MD student) because how highly ranked UMD is for these two majors. Try for Ivies and know that it is a crapshoot and then also apply in-state for MD and get a free education. Well done, Charlie!

And no point in doing majors that does not get you a high paying job. He maximized his education dollars. Good for him. And while this was put in tiktok by him, I can bet that he was very aware that while he was an Ivy-level kid who was going to UMD, he was always going to be successful. Regardless of if Ivy rejected him because of racism, this kid is going to UMD with the best credentials. That is a mark of the candidate. I say this is Harvard's loss.

I also think that it is about time that the Asian-Americans realize the kinds of racism they are facing in USA. This is a valuable lesson for Charlie and my kid. Watch, experience and learn the reality of this country and society.

Quit with the whining already. All those Ivies are private schools. You are not owed a place there.

Oh shut up and go and parent your worthless kids!

DP. It's fascinating to see how Asians view other Americans based on the comments on this board. The recurring one about white girls being sluts is especially disturbing. I think there is a lot of anti Asian bigotry that needs to stop, but the bigotry needs to stop in the other direction also.

Totally agree. Some of these ugly comments about white kids are really unbelievable. Seems there are some hateful Asians taking advantage of an anonymous forum.

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Anonymous wrote:See 7:30: classic DCUM response to allegations of racism against Asian Americans— “but” and blame the victims.

Is that why so many people are watching incidences of harassment and ignoring them and not offering aid to the victims?

Are you actually claiming this kid is a “victim”??

You need help.

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Yes, racism against white people is the real problem in America.

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Anonymous wrote:Charlie, my kid will see you in UMD. Similar stats...+ he is Asian American male like you too. Congrats on getting UMD because all of you high stat Asian-American kids have made it a powerhouse where STEM majors are concerned. Will you be super successful in life? Absolutely.

Both of you keep safe and remember this is the beginning of your life and yes, the racism inherent in college and work place was not just something your parents faced. USA is not even pretending to be egalitarian and fair.

Umd is a great education but that is ridiculous to say that this student could not have had many more acceptances if his application list had been more realistic.

If he is going for CS or Engineering...he made the right choice to go in-state (I am guessing here that he is an MD student) because how highly ranked UMD is for these two majors. Try for Ivies and know that it is a crapshoot and then also apply in-state for MD and get a free education. Well done, Charlie!

And no point in doing majors that does not get you a high paying job. He maximized his education dollars. Good for him. And while this was put in tiktok by him, I can bet that he was very aware that while he was an Ivy-level kid who was going to UMD, he was always going to be successful. Regardless of if Ivy rejected him because of racism, this kid is going to UMD with the best credentials. That is a mark of the candidate. I say this is Harvard's loss.

I also think that it is about time that the Asian-Americans realize the kinds of racism they are facing in USA. This is a valuable lesson for Charlie and my kid. Watch, experience and learn the reality of this country and society.

Quit with the whining already. All those Ivies are private schools. You are not owed a place there.

Oh shut up and go and parent your worthless kids!

DP. It's fascinating to see how Asians view other Americans based on the comments on this board. The recurring one about white girls being sluts is especially disturbing. I think there is a lot of anti Asian bigotry that needs to stop, but the bigotry needs to stop in the other direction also.

Totally agree. Some of these ugly comments about white kids are really unbelievable. Seems there are some hateful Asians taking advantage of an anonymous forum.

Very weird to randomly assume an anonymous poster of being Asian so you can direct your vile racist bile against Asian Americans. Also nice to see white Americans keeping their tradition of discrimination based on race alive.

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Oy Vay! This kid will be ok. He is at least in the 99th percentile of students in the US.

Imagine how many mediocre and below average students are all over the place.

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In 2020, there were 22,000 students who scored above a 1550 on the SAT. That is the top 1%. There were 21,000 students who scored a 35 or 36 on the ACT.

This student is certainly exceptional at test taking (and maybe he has an exceptional transcript to match) but he is competing against the other 22k kids who got the exact same scores.

Harvard offered admission to exactly 2,056 students this year.

Princeton admitted 1,890.

Yale admitted 2,272.

See how this works? 22,000 students with that near perfect SAT score. We can't add the perfect SAT kids with the perfect ACT kids, because there is certainly overlap with some students taking both and getting a top score on both, so let's just go with the SAT number only, since Charlie from TikTok listed SAT scores.

If we are going purely on scores, there are 20k students who will not be admitted because of the number of slots. I think the problem is that many of these students (and their parents) are unable to understand quite how many students are just as competitive as their child.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you think being a White student with a penis an accomplishment? I don't think so. Wonder why colleges think that?

Uh, they don’t. Which is why we keep seeing white students get rejected from the top schools. Though I do think we’ve found the racist ^^^.

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Anonymous wrote:In 2020, there were 22,000 students who scored above a 1550 on the SAT. That is the top 1%. There were 21,000 students who scored a 35 or 36 on the ACT.

This student is certainly exceptional at test taking (and maybe he has an exceptional transcript to match) but he is competing against the other 22k kids who got the exact same scores.

Harvard offered admission to exactly 2,056 students this year.

Princeton admitted 1,890.

Yale admitted 2,272.

See how this works? 22,000 students with that near perfect SAT score. We can't add the perfect SAT kids with the perfect ACT kids, because there is certainly overlap with some students taking both and getting a top score on both, so let's just go with the SAT number only, since Charlie from TikTok listed SAT scores.

If we are going purely on scores, there are 20k students who will not be admitted because of the number of slots. I think the problem is that many of these students (and their parents) are unable to understand quite how many students are just as competitive as their child.

All of this. And it’s funny how some posters think they know the definition of meritocracy. I work for a multinational highly sought after company and we’ve done the analysis that the people over the long term aren’t those with the highest GPA or test scores. It’s those with high scores but also indications that they have grit and work hard. The 3.5 college GPA + a job trumps a 4.0 GPA any day.

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My white male junior has a 1550 SAT, 4.0uw, 4.8weighted (magnet), and great EC including varsity sports, team captain, leadership awards, and 500+ service hours. He knows he will likely be rejected by many top 20 schools, while kids with lower scores will be accepted. He's okay with that. He knows that as a white, UMC male he will get a great education and be just fine wherever he goes. Right now he's trying to figure out that sweet spot - awesome colleges where he will be accepted (and hopefully get merit aid), with rigorous academics, where he will have fun, continue to grow into a decent human being, and not have $100K in debt. He won't apply to Ivies.

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Anonymous wrote:In 2020, there were 22,000 students who scored above a 1550 on the SAT. That is the top 1%. There were 21,000 students who scored a 35 or 36 on the ACT.

This student is certainly exceptional at test taking (and maybe he has an exceptional transcript to match) but he is competing against the other 22k kids who got the exact same scores.

Harvard offered admission to exactly 2,056 students this year.

Princeton admitted 1,890.

Yale admitted 2,272.

See how this works? 22,000 students with that near perfect SAT score. We can't add the perfect SAT kids with the perfect ACT kids, because there is certainly overlap with some students taking both and getting a top score on both, so let's just go with the SAT number only, since Charlie from TikTok listed SAT scores.

If we are going purely on scores, there are 20k students who will not be admitted because of the number of slots. I think the problem is that many of these students (and their parents) are unable to understand quite how many students are just as competitive as their child.

Yup. A lot of families are clueless about how many tippy top high stats kids there are in the country. Plus a lot of this group (including a large number on DCUM) incorrectly believe that colleges are solely focused on academics and thus should be expected to pick the kids with the best combo of grades and scores. Year after year, the same people are angry and bitter when their high stats kids don’t get accepted to top schools. Step two of the process is to put down all the kids who do get accepted without tippy top stats. It’s a pity that this cycle continues to play out.

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Anonymous wrote:My white male junior has a 1550 SAT, 4.0uw, 4.8weighted (magnet), and great EC including varsity sports, team captain, leadership awards, and 500+ service hours. He knows he will likely be rejected by many top 20 schools, while kids with lower scores will be accepted. He's okay with that. He knows that as a white, UMC male he will get a great education and be just fine wherever he goes. Right now he's trying to figure out that sweet spot - awesome colleges where he will be accepted (and hopefully get merit aid), with rigorous academics, where he will have fun, continue to grow into a decent human being, and not have $100K in debt. He won't apply to Ivies.

Sorry, fat fingers, that should have been 4.6w GPA. Regardless, he knows it’s not all about stats.

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Anonymous wrote:Charlie, my kid will see you in UMD. Similar stats...+ he is Asian American male like you too. Congrats on getting UMD because all of you high stat Asian-American kids have made it a powerhouse where STEM majors are concerned. Will you be super successful in life? Absolutely.

Both of you keep safe and remember this is the beginning of your life and yes, the racism inherent in college and work place was not just something your parents faced. USA is not even pretending to be egalitarian and fair.

Umd is a great education but that is ridiculous to say that this student could not have had many more acceptances if his application list had been more realistic.

If he is going for CS or Engineering...he made the right choice to go in-state (I am guessing here that he is an MD student) because how highly ranked UMD is for these two majors. Try for Ivies and know that it is a crapshoot and then also apply in-state for MD and get a free education. Well done, Charlie!

And no point in doing majors that does not get you a high paying job. He maximized his education dollars. Good for him. And while this was put in tiktok by him, I can bet that he was very aware that while he was an Ivy-level kid who was going to UMD, he was always going to be successful. Regardless of if Ivy rejected him because of racism, this kid is going to UMD with the best credentials. That is a mark of the candidate. I say this is Harvard's loss.

I also think that it is about time that the Asian-Americans realize the kinds of racism they are facing in USA. This is a valuable lesson for Charlie and my kid. Watch, experience and learn the reality of this country and society.

Quit with the whining already. All those Ivies are private schools. You are not owed a place there.

Oh shut up and go and parent your worthless kids!

DP. It's fascinating to see how Asians view other Americans based on the comments on this board. The recurring one about white girls being sluts is especially disturbing. I think there is a lot of anti Asian bigotry that needs to stop, but the bigotry needs to stop in the other direction also.

Totally agree. Some of these ugly comments about white kids are really unbelievable. Seems there are some hateful Asians taking advantage of an anonymous forum.

Very weird to randomly assume an anonymous poster of being Asian so you can direct your vile racist bile against Asian Americans. Also nice to see white Americans keeping their tradition of discrimination based on race alive.

Hm. Seem to be making the same assumption you find so weird.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In 2020, there were 22,000 students who scored above a 1550 on the SAT. That is the top 1%. There were 21,000 students who scored a 35 or 36 on the ACT.

This student is certainly exceptional at test taking (and maybe he has an exceptional transcript to match) but he is competing against the other 22k kids who got the exact same scores.

Harvard offered admission to exactly 2,056 students this year.

Princeton admitted 1,890.

Yale admitted 2,272.

See how this works? 22,000 students with that near perfect SAT score. We can't add the perfect SAT kids with the perfect ACT kids, because there is certainly overlap with some students taking both and getting a top score on both, so let's just go with the SAT number only, since Charlie from TikTok listed SAT scores.

If we are going purely on scores, there are 20k students who will not be admitted because of the number of slots. I think the problem is that many of these students (and their parents) are unable to understand quite how many students are just as competitive as their child.

Where did you get these numbers? Pulled from your a*s?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeaB1Nm9/

Truly sad what this country has become.

He might smart but unless he has the social skills or an athlete, he will be just another "nerd" among the thousands of Asians. Nothing special about him.