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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That's terrible people say rude things. Your daughter sounds amazing. Congrats on her acceptances![/quote] I sincerely doubt that anyone says what OP is claiming, and I’ve been active in both private and public high schools. No one says that[/quote] OP here. I assure you, these comments have come from parents of my kid’s peers. One, I clearly remember, was the same mom who, back when they were in Kindergarten, asked if I would “let” my kid date a Black person. I was in shock! I grew up in a liberal state, and was not ready for this kind of comment. Just a few months ago, this same mom said to me, “You know, your kid will have an easier time getting into XX University, because you are Hispanic”. Which in some cases may be true, but kid did get high grades, and deserves to be there. [b]I have also heard, “Well, if my kid were were Hispanic, we would totally use that to our advantage”[/b][/quote] well, yea. Your kid put their race on the application; it was to their advantage. No one is saying your kid didn't work hard, but unfortunately, this is the problem with using "holistic admissions" as a form of affirmative action. Would you support policies that purely look at stats and not "holistic" demographics?[/quote] NP If it is purely stats MIT could end up accepting only from very few top magnet technology high schools. I don’t think this will create a well rounded class room. [/quote] hence OP's post. We've now come full circle.[/quote]
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