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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I guess it's not simply brain power. Think about jews are arguably one of the most intelligent groups, did they have any thing on par with Harvard? 
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I'm tired of the the Jews/Asian comparison. Apples and Oranges and way too pat. Yes, both groups have experienced discrimination, but for different reasons and at different periods of time. Remind me about the Asian holocaust? Or the period of time when Chinese slaves were bought and sold in America? There are a lot of reasons that certain admissions practices have evolved the way they have. I'm not saying I agree with all of them, just that there are reasons for this imperfect system that have nothing to do with discriminating against Asians. Asians make up 60% of the world population and Asian Americans account for 5-6 percent of the U.S. population. Should Harvard be 60% Asian? Or 6 percent? Or somewhere in between? Should a certain percentage of Asian or Asian/Americans who apply be admitted just because a larger proportion of Asian/Asian Americans apply because Harvard or name the elite school is considered the only acceptable option?

If you read the lawsuit the example of the student with near perfect scores, impressive activities, etc. could just as easily have been a white, or [b]Jewish student turned down [/b]in what has become an unbelievably and fiercely competitive process that takes a lot of factors into account.

As for Jews creating "any thing" on par with Harvard, look no further than the movie industry, or their incredible influence in the media world. America responds to power and influence, which is why you don't find too many Jews filing discrimination suits against elite universities. The trick is showing that you can bring something special to the table and sometimes that takes a generation of two. 
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Jews make up 30% of Ivies on average and they make up 2% of the population (15 times ratio) so they are overwhelmingly over represented. You cannot say Jews have the same chances as Asians since Jews enjoy an actual boost in admission as opposed to quotas experienced by Asians. [/quote]

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