What’s next for UVA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:More Asians

Nope. It will benefit white men. Asians got played lol

Men already get a boost at UVA and many other top schools.

You are really kidding yourself if you think what we are witnessing is to or will primarily benefit Asias. Dream on.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Could someone please answer this question:

Why are some of you so outraged about ending DEI and think it will be the end of diversity? Don't you believe diverse populations will be admitted on their merit? Your objections seem to make it clear you *don't* believe this to be true. I find that so curious. You're actually saying that you don't think diverse/minority populations could possibly get in on their own merit, and that adcoms would need to know what race they are to make up for that. Bizarre.

Thank you. The unspoken racism in these posts is astonishing

You think that the average kid from a HS in a historically-redlined area has the same opportunities as the average kid from a gated posh area?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Could someone please answer this question:

Why are some of you so outraged about ending DEI and think it will be the end of diversity? Don't you believe diverse populations will be admitted on their merit? Your objections seem to make it clear you *don't* believe this to be true. I find that so curious. You're actually saying that you don't think diverse/minority populations could possibly get in on their own merit, and that adcoms would need to know what race they are to make up for that. Bizarre.

Thank you. The unspoken racism in these posts is astonishing

You think DEI is racist? lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Could someone please answer this question:

Why are some of you so outraged about ending DEI and think it will be the end of diversity? Don't you believe diverse populations will be admitted on their merit? Your objections seem to make it clear you *don't* believe this to be true. I find that so curious. You're actually saying that you don't think diverse/minority populations could possibly get in on their own merit, and that adcoms would need to know what race they are to make up for that. Bizarre.

Thank you. The unspoken racism in these posts is astonishing

Of course many minority/low income students can get into UVA with stellar grades, even better grades than Kyle from
NOVA. However, other amazing low income / minority students might “only” have a 1390 SAT, despite English being their second language, while riding the bus to and from work every day after school, being their parents’ interpreter, not knowing if they will have food the next day, having moved over five times in their childhood, babysitting their siblings, trying to study in loud apartments, and having to dodge being recruited by gangs. So, yeah, I think that 1390 SAT is outstanding, and well deserving of a UVA admission letter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Could someone please answer this question:

Why are some of you so outraged about ending DEI and think it will be the end of diversity? Don't you believe diverse populations will be admitted on their merit? Your objections seem to make it clear you *don't* believe this to be true. I find that so curious. You're actually saying that you don't think diverse/minority populations could possibly get in on their own merit, and that adcoms would need to know what race they are to make up for that. Bizarre.

Thank you. The unspoken racism in these posts is astonishing

FWIW, my minority child got into UVA with a better GPA and SAT score than most of her white HS friends. So, no, I do not think that POC are weaker/less intelligent that non-minority kids. I just am aware that we had the means to support her in academics and extrw-curriculars, unlike low income/minority students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Could someone please answer this question:

Why are some of you so outraged about ending DEI and think it will be the end of diversity? Don't you believe diverse populations will be admitted on their merit? Your objections seem to make it clear you *don't* believe this to be true. I find that so curious. You're actually saying that you don't think diverse/minority populations could possibly get in on their own merit, and that adcoms would need to know what race they are to make up for that. Bizarre.

Merit isn’t real. Merit is just laundered white wealthy mostly male privilege.

Oh, ok. So, if a minority student happens to have high stats, that wouldn't be considered merit. By your "logic," of course. Keep up that victim mentality!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:More Asians

Nope. It will benefit white men. Asians got played lol

Men already get a boost at UVA and many other top schools.

Really? In what way? Provide citations. There are more women than men at UVA.

https://www.collegefactual.com/colleges/university-of-virginia-main-campus/student-life/diversity/#gender_diversity

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Could someone please answer this question:

Why are some of you so outraged about ending DEI and think it will be the end of diversity? Don't you believe diverse populations will be admitted on their merit? Your objections seem to make it clear you *don't* believe this to be true. I find that so curious. You're actually saying that you don't think diverse/minority populations could possibly get in on their own merit, and that adcoms would need to know what race they are to make up for that. Bizarre.

Thank you. The unspoken racism in these posts is astonishing

Yes. Nothing like the soft bigotry of low expectations. These twits apparently don't think minority students can get in without a racial boost. How pathetic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Could someone please answer this question:

Why are some of you so outraged about ending DEI and think it will be the end of diversity? Don't you believe diverse populations will be admitted on their merit? Your objections seem to make it clear you *don't* believe this to be true. I find that so curious. You're actually saying that you don't think diverse/minority populations could possibly get in on their own merit, and that adcoms would need to know what race they are to make up for that. Bizarre.

Thank you. The unspoken racism in these posts is astonishing

You think that the average kid from a HS in a historically-redlined area has the same opportunities as the average kid from a gated posh area?

DP. There are many wealthy minority students who attend my kid's high school - much wealthier than our family. But apparently you think those kids should get a boost simply because they are black and Hispanic? Unreal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Could someone please answer this question:

Why are some of you so outraged about ending DEI and think it will be the end of diversity? Don't you believe diverse populations will be admitted on their merit? Your objections seem to make it clear you *don't* believe this to be true. I find that so curious. You're actually saying that you don't think diverse/minority populations could possibly get in on their own merit, and that adcoms would need to know what race they are to make up for that. Bizarre.

Thank you. The unspoken racism in these posts is astonishing

Of course many minority/low income students can get into UVA with stellar grades, even better grades than Kyle from
NOVA. However, other amazing low income / minority students might “only” have a 1390 SAT, despite English being their second language, while riding the bus to and from work every day after school, being their parents’ interpreter, not knowing if they will have food the next day, having moved over five times in their childhood, babysitting their siblings, trying to study in loud apartments, and having to dodge being recruited by gangs. So, yeah, I think that 1390 SAT is outstanding, and well deserving of a UVA admission letter.

DP. What you're describing would be considered first-gen. What does the color of anyone's skin have to do with their life circumstances? Visited Appalachia recently?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Could someone please answer this question:

Why are some of you so outraged about ending DEI and think it will be the end of diversity? Don't you believe diverse populations will be admitted on their merit? Your objections seem to make it clear you *don't* believe this to be true. I find that so curious. You're actually saying that you don't think diverse/minority populations could possibly get in on their own merit, and that adcoms would need to know what race they are to make up for that. Bizarre.

Thank you. The unspoken racism in these posts is astonishing

You think DEI is racist? lol

We think YOU are racist. You clearly only care about the color of one's skin - that's it. It's pretty gross.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Could someone please answer this question:

Why are some of you so outraged about ending DEI and think it will be the end of diversity? Don't you believe diverse populations will be admitted on their merit? Your objections seem to make it clear you *don't* believe this to be true. I find that so curious. You're actually saying that you don't think diverse/minority populations could possibly get in on their own merit, and that adcoms would need to know what race they are to make up for that. Bizarre.

Thank you. The unspoken racism in these posts is astonishing

You think that the average kid from a HS in a historically-redlined area has the same opportunities as the average kid from a gated posh area?

DP. There are many wealthy minority students who attend my kid's high school - much wealthier than our family. But apparently you think those kids should get a boost simply because they are black and Hispanic? Unreal.

I didn’t say anything about race.

The question was: You think that the average kid from a HS in a historically-redlined area has the same opportunities as the average kid from a gated posh area?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Could someone please answer this question:

Why are some of you so outraged about ending DEI and think it will be the end of diversity? Don't you believe diverse populations will be admitted on their merit? Your objections seem to make it clear you *don't* believe this to be true. I find that so curious. You're actually saying that you don't think diverse/minority populations could possibly get in on their own merit, and that adcoms would need to know what race they are to make up for that. Bizarre.

Thank you. The unspoken racism in these posts is astonishing

You think DEI is racist? lol

We think YOU are racist. You clearly only care about the color of one's skin - that's it. It's pretty gross.

Strawman. Your narrative is not based in reality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Could someone please answer this question:

Why are some of you so outraged about ending DEI and think it will be the end of diversity? Don't you believe diverse populations will be admitted on their merit? Your objections seem to make it clear you *don't* believe this to be true. I find that so curious. You're actually saying that you don't think diverse/minority populations could possibly get in on their own merit, and that adcoms would need to know what race they are to make up for that. Bizarre.

Thank you. The unspoken racism in these posts is astonishing

Of course many minority/low income students can get into UVA with stellar grades, even better grades than Kyle from
NOVA. However, other amazing low income / minority students might “only” have a 1390 SAT, despite English being their second language, while riding the bus to and from work every day after school, being their parents’ interpreter, not knowing if they will have food the next day, having moved over five times in their childhood, babysitting their siblings, trying to study in loud apartments, and having to dodge being recruited by gangs. So, yeah, I think that 1390 SAT is outstanding, and well deserving of a UVA admission letter.

DP. What you're describing would be considered first-gen. What does the color of anyone's skin have to do with their life circumstances? Visited Appalachia recently?

Which is a huge portion of DEI.

The biggest beneficiaries of the DEI program at Michigan that RWNJs love to baselessly attack? Poor, white kids from rural areas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Could someone please answer this question:

Why are some of you so outraged about ending DEI and think it will be the end of diversity? Don't you believe diverse populations will be admitted on their merit? Your objections seem to make it clear you *don't* believe this to be true. I find that so curious. You're actually saying that you don't think diverse/minority populations could possibly get in on their own merit, and that adcoms would need to know what race they are to make up for that. Bizarre.

Thank you. The unspoken racism in these posts is astonishing

Of course many minority/low income students can get into UVA with stellar grades, even better grades than Kyle from
NOVA. However, other amazing low income / minority students might “only” have a 1390 SAT, despite English being their second language, while riding the bus to and from work every day after school, being their parents’ interpreter, not knowing if they will have food the next day, having moved over five times in their childhood, babysitting their siblings, trying to study in loud apartments, and having to dodge being recruited by gangs. So, yeah, I think that 1390 SAT is outstanding, and well deserving of a UVA admission letter.

DP. What you're describing would be considered first-gen. What does the color of anyone's skin have to do with their life circumstances? Visited Appalachia recently?

Tell me you haven’t experienced racism without telling me you haven’t experienced racism.

I have, and I am a privileged white passing Latina. Some kids in my DD’s circle joke around with her about getting deported. Luckily, she does not take those jokes seriously. Imagine the anxiety other “brown” kids are going through right now. These families are not necessarily low income, but because of the color of their skin, people make assumptions, and comments are made. Teachers often steer them towards less demanding courses. So yes, race does come into play, despite their income levels.

With respect to kids from Appalachia, I assume you are referring to white kids. I hope they get all the help and boosts in admission too. The difference is that if they are successful after college, they can dress the part, possibly do some code-switching and will be able to fit in more easily in those Wall Street circles. An “Alejandro Gonzales” might have a harder time fitting in. So again, race does come into play.

I get how some saw how their wealthy and educated African or Argentinian neighbor’s kid got into UVA, and thought it was unfair, but unless you were one of those admissions officers, you will never know why they made that decision.

Also, the fact that you are not racist, does not negate the fact that racism is still a big problem in this country.