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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"DP here. URMs absolutely have lower test scores and GPAs for admittance to T25. You have to be really, really, really out of the loop not to know that. White kids and Asian kids would never get admitted with most of the URM scores and GPAs. It is not good or bad, it just is."

You're clueless. Their scores as a group might be lower that those of the wealthy white kids with professional parents who attended college. But no POC at a top school is getting in with a score that low. It would be pretty difficult to keep up with the ultra high achievers if you couldn't at least score in the top quintile, and it's really rare for URM students to flunk out of the most elite schools. [/quote]
DP.

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The chart doesn’t support that URM students are getting into Harvard (or Yale) with 1090 scores. The chart supports that the scores are at least at the 90% percentile, which is why the OP called BS on the original post. Big difference between 1090 and 1390. The OP didn’t claim that the scores for URM students are the SAME for white and Asian students. [/quote]
that chart shows what the chart shows.. that the average black students admitted to Harvard have a much lower score than their Asian American counter parts.

You are being obtuse if you don't realize that Asian Americans have to far outperform every single group to be admitted to those schools.[/quote]

Nope.

Asian Americans are admitted at 3X + their population. Already admitted at high rates. SFFA is crying "discrimination" but many applicants for limited spots. The SAT isn't everything. [/quote]

So you think colleges should have quotas on how many people of one race they admit? That admissions should change to race based and population based admission, not college preparedness?

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NP. SAT scores are not indicators of college preparedness. And, honestly, all the contenders are "college prepared." It's about what the university thinks students will bring to the table or to the class. This pointing to testing data, really starts to seem racist, suggesting students who are less likely to get prep and have lower scores are therefore less "college ready" (you are hinting ar less smart/capable). Stop that.[/quote]

So you’re saying the only thing that makes Asians college worthy are SAT scores. No other part of their profile is good enough? All you see is Asian = prepped.

Ironic, the op is upset about stereotypes but those defending her position sling stereotypes with haughty self righteousness. 
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+1 that is exactly the point that people are making.

Once again, ok to stereotype Asians; not ok to stereotype URM[/quote]

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