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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This happened in my high school, where a girl checked the box while coming from a European Mexican family on one side and an old money WASP family on the other.  She hyphenated to include the Spanish last name legally but when she introduced herself or had her name in anything like a school concert she just used her WASP last name.  She got into every school and ended up going to a top 2 SLAC.  She of course dropped the Spanish last name after....doesn’t seem like she should have gotten the boost but it’s not a perfect system.[/quote]

You saw her application?  Then in addition to knowing what she checked, you also know she was otherwise unqualified for admission? How?

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Yes, like every small group of the top 20-30 kids in a graduating class, we all talked.  I didn’t say she was unqualified, I said she got into schools others didn’t, including the valedictorian who was also all state athlete and musician/etc. had better stats than her.  I don’t think affirmative action is meant to help people like her.[/quote]

Sorry but there is no way to say this without it sounding rude - please know that is not my intention.

You didn't see her application, including her essays and recommendations, nor did you see the others.  You aren't comparing their expected majors or intellectual backgrounds, which are key ingredients in building a class.

Sometimes kids with higher stats are passed over for those with slightly lower for many reasons, and you know admissions is not a numbers exercise; once you qualify, your numbers mean less and other criteria take hold - especially at a small LAC like Amherst and Williams. Maybe they had enough musicians?  Also, an all-state athlete would likely be recruited. And let's not forget that occasionally top stats kids are passed over for yield protection.

You have no idea why she was admitted, or why the Val wasn't.  It's very wrong, and unfair, to make your accusation.  You should stop that. In all sincerity.

In addition, it has been explained that racial balance in admissions is NOT affirmative action.[/quote]

You are twisting yourself into a pretzel... [b]maybe [/b]the school needed to fill the Hispanic quota.[/quote]

You use the word "maybe".

That's exactly my point.[/quote]

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