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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank God my Lao son will be evaluated now based on his merits and not because he is thrown into some ludicrously broad category they consists of 'Asians'.  The only way to even have had a chance at Harvard prior to this ruling would have been to score extra personality points for him since he would have been judged the hardest.  He could have done a side rapping career or done stand up comedy rather than study math just to show Harvard he can keep it real with his personality or can be funny rather than be good at math.[/quote]

Do know that not everyone can go to Harvard regardless of affirmative action.[/quote]

+1. Almost every qualified student gets rejected from Harvard regardless of race. [/quote]

That may be true, but at least it can now be based primarily on merit, [b]which anyone has control over[/b], and not ridiculous racial stereotypes for character and ethnicity, which no one can control.[/quote]

Well, that's not really true and I know because my kids are huge beneficiaries of a wealthy, two-parent household with undergraduate/graduate degrees from Ivy League institutions. It's easy to acknowledge "merit" without recognizing vastly different starting positions. But hey, my kids benefit from this so why should I complain?[/quote]

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