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[quote=Anonymous][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 it was enough to beat EVERY SINGLE WHITE AND ASIAN STUDENT in her graduating class because she's the valedictorian.  [/quote]

1.  She is her school's valedictorian; There are more than 27,000 valedictorians every year!
2.  She has a GPA of 101.64; Some pointed out that is similar to 4.03 weighted GPA with 13 APs. That would be roughly 3.6 to 3.7 unweighted gpa depending on the grades in those AP courses.
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; Many people in the past have pointed out these competitions are unreliable since we do not know how much is the student's work and how much is not. One of the reason Intel is pulling out of the sponsorship.
4.  She will have taken 13 Advanced Placement courses by the time she graduates. There are literally tens of thousand students graduating with more APs not accepted by selective colleges especially Asians.

I don't know her unweighted GPA, but it was enough to beat EVERY SINGLE WHITE AND ASIAN STUDENT in her graduating class because she's the valedictorian.  [/quote]  We can say the same thing about white/Asian valedictorians yet these valedictorians are passed over for the URMs in that same high school in college admissions.

It is estimated that majority if not more of the science fair projects involve substantial assistance from other people. There are many parents writing college essays or paying other people to write college essays.[/quote]

So I guess your point is to cast doubt on whether she was REALLY qualified to get into these schools compared to other people, and to suggest that she only got in because of her race?  The thing is, you can probably level those same critiques at any other applicant's qualifications without knowing the true background story of each, right?  It doesn't seem quite fair that you are doubting hers, and not everyone's qualifications.  The reality is that most people getting in have hooks.  Schools look at more than grades and scores, as they should.  To me, her whole story is compelling, and backed up by what seems like an excellent work ethic and scores.  Great person to have at any school!  [/quote]

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