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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DC received multiple emails this summer inviting him to apply for a top 20 fly-in program. I wouldn’t let him apply since we are white, full pay, DC attends private school, top 1% HHI, parents with graduate degrees, etc. Because of anti-DEI have they just opened these programs up to anyone? It has always been for URM or FGLI kids. [/quote]

OP here - what makes you think my son is "just anyone"?

I didn't share whether he's URM or FGLI - you just assumed he wasn't qualified and made a snide comment about programs being "opened up to anyone." That's out of line.
I asked a simple question about whether receiving a application-based travel grant might be a positive indicator for admissions. I didn't ask for your performative guilt about being privileged or your take on diversity programs.

I guess your son was invited because he's academically qualified - that's the baseline. Your decision not to let him apply doesn't invalidate other students' legitimate invitations, and your humble-brag about being "top 1% HHI" isn't helpful to anyone trying to navigate this process.

Next time, maybe stick to answering the actual question instead of making it about your own virtue signaling and privilege disguised as humility.[/quote]

Wow. Chip on your shoulder. [/quote]

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