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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have you all even looked at the way Harvard discriminated against Asians?  It was just on test scores.  The 'holistic' process docked Asian students because they probably were 'going to study too much', weren't funny, were quiet, or filled any sort of stereotypical Asian personality. Basically, Asians are penalized for probably going to 'not being able to keep it real'.

It is racist discrimination, period. That's why I'd never send my kind to a 2nd tier university like Harvard.[/quote]

That’s great!  Another kid will happily take their spot. There are a lot of Asian kids at Harvard ( and at all elite universities) so your kid will not be missed. Some of the alumni comments may be racist, some may be sexist, some may be homophobic but they actually have a great mixture of happy students that do well in life. Harvard will be just fine and has done a great job of picking their class. Unfortunately some kids of every race and sex don’t get in. Glad you don’t want your kid to go and hope some of these bitter Asian parents are able to move on. Everyone else whose kid does not get in celebrates where they do without this bitterness. It’s not a right based on one particular gpa, test or activity. Sometimes kids get rejected. [/quote]

Sometimes kids get rejected.  Sometimes kids get rejected because of their race.  The latter is not ok and it’s happening to Asians at elite universities on a daily basis.  But as long as Spencer and Kimberly continue to get in on their legacy preferences, schools are happy to tout their “holistic” admissions. [/quote]

Again, it’s not discrimination because Harvard can have any admission system the institution seems appropriate. It was clear that Harvard and all the other elite school were going to trash the SAT from the point the suit was filed. Now years later it’s being faxed out. Schools are not like a math equation and neither is life. You can’t make a company make you CEO you can sue and maybe get a settlement but no matter how unfair it may be you won’t get to be the CEO if you are unfairly passed over because it’s not a right.  Similarly you don’t have a right to go to any college you can sue but if you win you don’t get admitted. They simply change the standard. So instead of being bitter apply to a lot of schools and be happy where your smart kid attends. If the system changes it will always or when the system changes there will always be ways for Rich kids to gain admission and there will always be a lot of qualified kids that just don’t get admitted. That is kind of how life is, you don’t always win. [/quote]

That’s is the logic for discrimination against Harvard URMs in the job market. Stats or specs aren’t all that, it’s a corporate culture, corporate fit, etc. Corporations and life are not like a math equation...  The more you talk, the more ammo you are giving to those in position to discriminate against Harvard URMs. Harvard URMs don’t do all that great. [/quote]

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