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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let's look at actual data.  This is all from the AAP equity report and reflects the 2018 2nd grade cohort.

For AA kids, 26 were in Pool, 61 were Teacher referred, 179 were parent referred, and 154 of those got accepted to AAP
For Hispanic kids, 72 were in pool, 139 were teacher referred, 199 were parent referred, and 270 got in.
For White kids, 596 were in pool, 114 were teacher referred, 1044 were parent referred, 879 got in.
For Asian kids, 592 were in pool, 79 were teacher referred, 555 were parent referred, and 677 got in.

This means that for AA kids, while only 9.8% of the files evaluated had in pool scores, 57.9% of all AA files were found eligible.  For Asian kids, 48.2% of the files evaluated had in pool scores, and yet only 55% of the files were found eligible.  There was no real difference between the median GBRS scores of AAP eligible kids when broken down by race.

I don't necessarily disagree with giving a leg up to URMs in AAP admissions.  If you look at the data, though, it's ludicrous to imagine that the process is race blind.  
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I mean, maybe they're also looking at other factors that are correlated to race, like FARMS or ESOL, and using those as favorable criteria?  If a kid has that disadvantaged status but still manages to have a comparable profile, makes sense to give them the nod, which means race groups that have a higher percentage of FARMS/ESOL are also going to have higher eligibility/acceptance rates.  If the argument is that they should only be considering factors that don't correlate with race else the process isn't "race blind", then yes, I suppose that true but seems an absurd standard since almost everything correlates with race to some degree.[/quote]

FARMS or ESOL status aren't a clear indication of race.  Admiossions are race blind, but don't let that stop you from inventining conspiracy theories.[/quote]

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