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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t understand the problem.

A quick look at Harvard’s admissions data shows that 20.9 percent of admits were Asian American, which is far, far above the percentage of Americans identifying as such

Similarly, black admits were at 13.9 percent, which is a little above the national population. But there are fewer black students that do well academically in high school, so that’s a generous acceptance rate

Win-win for everyone fixated on race Asian Americans are over represented. Black Americans correspond to the national average. Most of the white kids are there because of rich kid privileges

Perfect

Not sure about the Native Americans though[/quote]
again, since when does a college have to reflect the total population?   Demographics of the total population doesn't have any bearing on Harvard admissions since the entire population isn't applying to Harvard.

Look at the total number of Asian American *applicants* compared to the total number admitted. That's the number you want to look at.  There are waay  more Asian Americans applying than URM.  The rate of admissions is much lower for Asian Americans than URM, and the scores of the URM are much lower.  So, it's not a win-win for Asian American applicants.  Data analysis is important.

Yes, they can apply to other schools, but that is not the point of the lawsuit or the thread.

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It IS about a demographic profile! How many young men want to attend a school with few women? Not many. Same with women; they want men. Gender has nothing to do with smarts, but it is an important criteria anyway. The same is true of ethnicity. Asians don’t seem to understand that American colleges are not just about smarts. What’s next? Do Asians want more Asian immigration because they’re smart? Should the US give immigrants IQ tests? You could make an argument for such, but that isn’t what’s done. Get over yourselves![/quote]

Similarly, a female wanting to major in Engineering/CS will have a slightly easier time gaining admissions at many schools, simply because most recognize the importance of balancing the school...so if a school is 70% male already and they want to get to 50/50, it will take many years of females being admitted at over 50% to complete that.    I hope nobody would argue against that being a good thing.  
Similarly, be a male and want to attend a SLAC and major in something not STEM related, and you will have it easier, as they want to balance the school as well, and a male English major is an asset, a male Math major, well there are already a lot of you[/quote]

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