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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Arab-Americans are discriminated against, but there are no preferences for them in college.  So are Jewish-Americans in many instances.  I would imagine that it's difficult to achieve as a Muslim-American woman in the US.  I think that's why it's problematic to only identify certain groups as worthy of a second look, different standard and not others.  Any kid who has ever had a teacher unable to pronounce his name, been compared to Osama Bin laden, laughed at because she had an accent, etc.  should perhaps get that look. [/quote]

Are they underrepresented in higher education?   If yes, then they should get a second look.  If no, then they shouldn't.  Of course there are particular instances, but if you're looking for a bright-line rule, then that's the only one that seems coherent.
If there's some "I was discriminated against as an Arab-American woman, and my mom couldn't go to school in her home country" background, then that should definitely go in an essay.
I wonder what people make of the "discrimination" against girl applicants. [b] After all, it's harder to get in as a girl than a boy, all other factors being equal. [/b] So is that a lawsuit we need to start?[/quote]

Women are given preferential treatment in admission to the MIT, CalTech, etc schools.  [/quote]

Great.  How about all the other non-tech schools. [/quote]

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