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Instead of living in the past, look at the future.  My white son has had far more injustices and loses than yours.  [/quote]

And this is what comes down to in one sentence.

People like OP are really upset about any loss of privilege, especially if it means colleges are admitting better qualified minorities. How will her son get through life if he has to compete on a slightly more even playing field? 
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How are you defining even.  If all grades, activities and extras are truly equal, then yes, that is equal but if one is slightly higher and someone from a different race gets selected based off race, no it is not an even playing field.  I was told for one job I got they wanted to hire a minority and there was only a slim chance I'd get an offer.  It surprised me given it was a local county.  They ended up hiring me but every time there was a job opening they recruited for minorities only.  It didn't go to the best qualified and it sucked for some of us (regardless of race) as we had to pick up their slack.  Sadly, they were the ones who got promoted due to race and many of us left leaving behind a huge mess (office got shut down).[/quote]

According to OP 40% of the admired kids are valedictorians of their high schools and the median ACT/SAT score is very high.

It sounds like her kid couldn't cut it as opposed to Pomona lowering their standards. That would be a pretty difficult argument to make given the academic profile of admired students. [/quote]

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