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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]First Gen And Low Income or simply Low Income is the only affirmative action that makes sense to me.

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I hear you. One of my siblings has kids who will go to college when he and his spouse did not. This sibling makes a huge salary and has a ton of real estate. A cousin married a man who was born in Spain and they have an Hispanic sounding last name. They live in McLean, go to Langley, the man graduated from an ivy league and their two houses (inc. vacation) home are worth more than $3,000,000. Both families have given their kids every opportunity...and both get a leg up in college admissions. [/quote]

Not really. The college admissions see that they are privileged by their application, HS and their activities. [/quote]

Not always - the last name is an indicator, and some people use the "more favorable" last name of their parents, to get the admissions and financial aid benefits that go along with that. ie: not Asian or white names.

It is really easy for a school to find out if you are lying, and it is a Federal offense, since the school is getting Federal funds. So, the school has a substantial interest in following the letter of the law, and you will be found out. I would not recommend it. Since you asked. [/quote]

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