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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And further, it does look  bit unusual for a URM student with a national achievement scholarship and athletic record taking the toughest courses at Sidwell to be denied everywhere.

No wonder Tom Farquhar left the school. After his outburst threatening the family, I am surprised he retains a job in ed.[/quote]

She’s not a URM.  He father is a doctor.  She was a “lifer” at Sidwell with plenty of advantages.  And the the parents got all hissy and entitled when she couldn’t easily use an affirmative action trump card to vault ahead of classmates with similar good, but not outstanding, records.[/quote]

You don't understand URM from the college's perspective.[/quote]

So the daughter of a successful doctor from Nigeria should get a leg up to college but not the daughter of a light-pigmented McDonalds worker?  Crazy, isn’t it?[/quote]

Both will get a leg up. And the daughter of a doctor from Nigeria will continue to face bias throughout her life. That’s not something money and education can save you from. Just look at the comments on this thread. [/quote]

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