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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My experience with competitive Asian parents and kids is that they’re just as “racist” and exclusionary as the whites and others they bash. Asians aren’t applauding the SC decision because they’re more morally upright, but because they see a competitive advantage. That’s fine, but let’s just be honest about motivations here.[/quote]
And if they think this ruling restores a "meritocracy" they will be sorely mistaken.   [/quote]

And it’s never been a meritocracy defined by test scores. Harvard wants successful people. That typically includes smart people, but more typically smart people with other characteristics too. American colleges are about more than academics, so those who wish for a pure ranking of test scores and a cutoff will (hopefully) be eternally disappointed. [/quote]
I'd be willing to bet that Harvard could admit a class 10x what they do and most of those kids would be "successful".  One might ask (as did a recent documentary), how Harvard gets away with not paying taxes, having a massive endowment, and not expanding their class size substantially in decades.  I am sure there are some kids that clearly stand out, but the next level down could be a lottery with likely the same end results.  [/quote]

But what’s your point? You seem to think it’s a good student’s birthright to get a Harvard stamp on their forehead. It isn’t. Harvard is one school. They can admit whom ever they want as long as they follow the law. They can also keep their school as large or small as they want. Why do you feel the need to dictate what Harvard does? The world is a big place. Open your eyes. Explore what you see. [/quote]

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