Reply to Trump DOJ to prosecute universities for anti-white affirmative action policies

Forum Index » Political Discussion

Reply to "Trump DOJ to prosecute universities for anti-white affirmative action policies "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hasn't SCOTUS already decided on the constitutionality of affirmative action? So glad taxpayer funds will be going to what's *really* important.[/quote]
Yes screw little Johnny who got s 1600 SAT. he needs to give up his seat to Harvard because racism, right?[/quote]
To little Jamal who also got a 1600? Maybe.

But you know that government can't tell Harvard who to admit, I hope.[/quote]

That would be one thing but universities are giving preference to Jamal with a 1300 over mr white 1600. [/quote]

Maybe Jamal with 1300 has a much more interesting back story to his life, has done a lot more admirable things, is a much better writer, a more talented inventor, won more awards, is a kinder person than Johnny who took 5 prep courses to get his perfect score but has never been out of his little cocoon of privilege and who obviously had help writing his essay.

I know which candidate I'd prefer.[/quote]

DP. But you're just making up a sympathetic story. Johnny could be the one with the "interesting back story," not Jamal. AA isn't based on who possesses a certain back story; it's based on who possesses a certain skin color. [/quote]

So, are you on an admissions committee and are telling us a particular story about particular candidates?

[b]Admissions committees don't just look at skin color.[/b] They look at the whole package.  And yes, non-academic factors come into play.  I'm a white person who got into an Ivy League school with that 1300 SAT score and you know what I am almost certain put me over in the yes pile?  The fact that I was from a poor rural midwestern area from where they rarely received applications.  An admissions officer as much told me so.  I probably prevented a Connecticut Johnny with his 1600 SAT score from getting in.

But he probably got in elsewhere so i don't feel so bad about it.
[/quote]

I don't think anyone remotely suggested that Admissions committees ONLY look at skin color. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics