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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Laughable that people think she got in because standards were lowered due to her race! How's this for a rigged system?
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[b]Standards were not lowered,[/b] but URM status gave her a boost compared to other applicants with the same stats. It is not racist to recognize it, but it is unhealthy to judge.
[b]Not being a URM, or a legacy, or a top athlete, or poor first-gen should be factored into one's college admissions plan. [/b][/quote]

I am okay with your last sentence but not with [b]"Standards were not lowered"[/b]... So, are  you saying her stats are equal/better to Asian/white applicants? Give me a f'king break. [/quote]

Here's a bit more on her qualifications:

1.  She is her school's valedictorian;
2.  She has a GPA of 101.64;
3.  She is a finalist in the 2016 Intel Science Talent Search for her research on cement that could help    prevent underwater oil rigs from rupturing.  She also received an invitation to the White House Science Fair; and
4.  She will have taken 13 Advanced Placement courses by the time she graduates.

I don't know her unweighted GPA, but [/b]it was enough to beat EVERY SINGLE WHITE AND ASIAN STUDENT in her graduating class because she's the valedictorian.  [/quote][b]

OOPS![/quote]

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