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[quote=Anonymous]I'm not saying it not correct, but this seems to be based on a very shaky foundation: "It is important to point out that we no longer have access to Harvard’s individual-level applicant data. As a result, the findings presented in the current paper are based solely on information in the publicly released versions of the expert witness reports or information publicly released in other documents. A full list of the documents we rely on is presented in Appendix A. Fortunately, the publicly available documents provide enough detailed in- formation for us to infer the characteristics of ALDC applicants relative to their non-ALDC peers, and the preferences afforded to ALDC applicants in the admissions process. Appendix B provides both a general and detailed account of how each number we present is generated based on information in the public record."

No individual SAT/GPA scores, just internal rankings and expert testimony that allows them to infer the average characteristics of each group.

There was a recent study that looked at what the demographics of the top (30?) colleges would look like if only SAT scores were used for admissions.  The white proportion went from ~65 to about 75%, the Asian proportion stayed basically the same, and the black/Hispanic proportion went down considerably.[/quote]

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