
So, I'm new to the United States. What is the discrimination against Asians? Is it that they're proportionately more qualified than others so less get in? And is it a win for whites because they are the majority so they presumably get in less when other races get into these schools? For white people -- could it just be that everyone just can't get into the school b/c of the limited amount of seats, no matter what? As for Asians, the same thing? What happens when Harvard is, like, 50% Asian? Will there be an issue then?
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I'm acutaully perfectly fine that if it was actually used as sort of like a a tie breaker. |
Can anyone explain why these are equated to AA? I just don't understand any relationship between these metrics and AA. Certainly with sports...if you are going to field a football team then you need students who can play football, no? Regarding legacy, I could actually see legacy becoming more important. If Harvard has spent the last 40 years building racially-diverse classes, then they have racially-diverse legacies. Nothing stops Harvard from confirming an alum is from a specific minority group, yet doing nothing to investigate the applicant. It just seems like a huge logical jump to put these other groups in the same category. |
yes, but most URM medical doctors do not want to serve the URM communities. They don't take the jobs taking care of the poor. I work at a federally qualified health center in DC and most of our doctors and NPs are white. We can't get black doctors to take care of poor black people. |
What will happen with race-based achievement awards, like the PSAT-based College Board Recognition Program? Will the program end, or will the award be more sought-after, as a simple way to indicate race in the award section of the application without having to write an essay? |
Are you Asian? As a principled conservative, I have to agree with you! And I would also like to thank you for getting my poor white son into Harvard. Thanks to Uncle Clarence, he's taking your son's place! |
Well today, if a man feels like woman, they are woman. Anything wrong with feeling like a Black today? I like rap music and basketball. |
If you have to ask that question, then you really need some American history lessons. Go read some books on Black history. Look at how the jail system was created to house Black males. Look at the 0% proficiency in math and science in Baltimore schools. Look at my parents and everyone in their generation who were denied housing, jobs, credit and in many cases dignity. Look at the Lynch papers - look at the people in charge through the years to followed very specific requirements to ensure Black people did not advance. And then look at Black immigrants from anywhere in the World and how they come here and excel. Being born Black in American is more than a barrier. The Black person has to shift their entire life trajectory to overcome systems put in place to keep them down. Asians and immigrants have created their own systems to ensure they can "beat the system" in place. These same systems are not possible for many in the Black community who are struggling with systems that keep them down. You really need to read more about history. |
Sadly, this is not true. My tween recognized racism while we're were at our vacation home which is in a MAGA area. I was a part of a lawsuit based on unfair financial discrimination only because I am Black. My brother and husband have been pulled over and harassed for driving expensive vehicles. We have plenty of experiences to share and write about and our essay coaches will make sure they are well written. |
oh come on. Most of us live in the DMV where the blacks and latinos getting Ivy spots are the children of doctors, law partners and diplomats. At my kids' Big3 school they are typically the kids of 2 physician families from Chevy Chase. The poor black classmates from PG are not getting the Ivy spots--trust me. It's the same at the top Montgomery Co high schools. These kids have lived a more privileged life than the vast majority of white and Asian kids I know. I'm 150% for giving and admissions boost for first-gen and/or lower economic status kids but he URM thing is a joke in the DMV. Yeah, but that UMC Black kid might still get followed in a store, get stopped more often by police, and have issues flagging down a cab. |
Can’t we just have the smartest and most hardworking people become physicians and health care providers? I don’t care what their background is. |
I don’t think you understand the constitutional arguments here. The constitution prohibits discrimination based on race, it doesn’t prohibit discrimination based on wealth, athletic ability, connections, etc . . . I don’t agree with the decision but it doesn’t help the cause to be making nonsensical arguments. |
You actaully get a bonus points for being a LGBTQ |
PLEASE have your child write that in their college essays (“I love rap music and basketball”) and call themselves Black—please! Then let us know the outcome. |
Privilege? I came to this country when my parents made less than $1000 a month. Most of my fellows had to think about how to make their ends meet by washing dishes in a restaurant while doing graduate work (which is risky for deportation because technically a students visa doesn’t allow one to work). To us, being eligible to take a student loan with US citizenship is a privilege, being lawful to work as a student is a privilege. |