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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This "top school" notion is BS. Do you honestly think that all of the successful people in the US went to only those schools? Or that everyone from those schools is successful?

You are a part of the problem.[/quote]

Regardless of whether a given school plays a role in eventual "success" is secondary. The primary issue is that these top schools are colluding and setting a quota (unwritten/unspoken) on Asian Americans' admissions and in the process discriminating against a minority racial group (that lacks any political clout) based on their race [b]which is clearly unlawful and unconstitutional.  [/b][/quote]

Well that's a legal conclusion I doubt you're qualified to make. And I predict the holistic admissions process will survive judicial scrutiny. [/quote]

Discrimination by public colleges and private colleges receiving federal research/financial aid funds on the basis of race is not allowed under the current statutes and the Constitution unless you want to argue that Asians are not discriminated in the admissions process on the basis of race which would be laughable. [/quote]
Every private college can select it's students however they want as long as they follow the law.  Current law allows race as a factor.  Harvard can
define "merit" as they see fit.  Their vision of merit does not heavily weight SAT scores (a good thing).  Colleges can compare students from the same HS,
which is probably a big disadvantage for TJ kids.  They are not looking for "grinders" but for students who will become leaders and ambassadors in their field.  Strong URM's can be particularly influential as role models for the future.  [/quote]

^ you can keep making this point until you're blu in the face, but the Harvard lawsuit fanatic is not going to listen.  The case will be decided soon and then we'll see if the judge thinks illegal discrimination has occurred.  [/quote]

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