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[quote=Anonymous][quote]+1 cuts both ways. Lots of Asian Americans can't understand why they got rejected over a lower stat URM other than due to the color of their skin. Oh yes, it's because their personality is lacking. Almost all kids with very high stats worked hard. But the comment " “Your kid will have an advantage in college admissions” is very true, and the numbers reflect that. [/quote] +1 Take two equally high stats, qualified kids - the URM kid will be the one getting an offer. That does not mean the URM kid is not qualified, but it is still a factor in admissions. Recruited athletes at top schools deal with the same thing. My DC was valedictorian, NMF and went to an Ivy as a recruited athlete, and everyone assumed that athletics is what got DC in. You know what? It was the tip and played a factor in admissions. DC was absolutely qualified, but the sport let them stand out in a pile of qualified candidates.[/quote]
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