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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Again:  how was this dude not accepted to this school (apparently)??????[/quote]

I like Mamdani and think he has the energy and idealism needed. So I am not saying this as someone who doesn’t want him to win.

My guess is that the checking of the box for Black doomed his application. Children of faculty go into a different handling process. Usually they are highly favored, it is the biggest of hooks, only smaller than development donor. But the admissions team also know who the faculty parent is. So, they would have known exactly who he was. Therefore, that was likely seen as attempting to scam the system and an immediate disqualification. [/quote]

He is Ugandan by birth.[/quote]

The US Census definition of “Black or African American” explicitly refers to a “person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.” While the precise language used has shifted a little since Mamdani applied, the reference to origins in Black racial groups has been around for some time.

Colombia ADs would have known that, and generally the definitions used during that time period for admissions reflected the census. Mamdani as a teenager probably didn’t understand that that faculty children go into a different bucket, usually because they get a massive admissions advantage. But the down side is extra scrutiny, and what likely happened is that the ADs saw that, knew he did not have origins in the Black racial groups of Africa. They likely rejected him specifically because of the decision to check the box.

I would like Mamdani to win, I think he is the shot in the arm Democrats win. But this idiotic “He was born in Uganda! What he did was ethical and perfectly fine” response has to stop. Just let him say sorry, I was a dumb teenager, and move on. All this kind of response is doing is adding to the perception that the Democrats are untrustworthy. He can’t afford this behavior because right now his genuineness and apparent transparency is a big advantage. You’re hurting his campaign by pretending this was anything other than a cynical but dumb attempt to game the system when he was a teenager. Be honest about that and move on.

https://www.census.gov/topics/population/race/about.html[/quote]

It doesn’t have that definition in college apps though. [/quote]

At the time, the Census definitions were used as reference points in college admissions. Many colleges referred to them. I suspect that an actual Black AD was grossly offended and dinged him.

Look, I think this is a stupid nothing burger. But the ridiculous dramatics from Democrats about it do not help him. He is a major national figure now. Expect this kind of digging into his past, and don’t be stupid about it. He tried to play the system and he failed. End of story. Attempting to make this anything other than an attempt to play the system is just dumb. [/quote]

The people who keep fanning the flames on this, like say Adams, are the one who will end up looking foolish in the eyes of the public.[/quote]

Adams brought back stop and frisk even though crime didn’t go down in nyc -it went up and had the migrant crisis (migrat  overflow in hotels),  certainly had no problem with foreign Muslims when he took money from shady Turkish businessmen. Mamdani has lots of things to run on regarding Adams. He’s possibly more corrupt than cuomo[/quote]

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