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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OPs point is that affirmative action means URMs are not taken seriously. Stick to the topic - and leave others out of this. [/quote]

No OP says her kids [u]feel[/u] pressure to prove themselves. Given the fact that they legally have an advantage in college admissions. Fact is they can get in with lower stats.

Many posters are pointing out that she is living in an oppressed bubble by not realizing that Asian kids have [u]actual[/u] pressure to prove themselves given the fact they are legally discriminated against in college admissions. Fact is they must have higher stats than OPs kid plus all the extras to even make the first cut.

OP please remember the higher stress and mental disadvantages other kids have to face before lamenting on the small discomfort your kids might feel while they head off to top schools. 
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+1.  Let me add another layer on top of this..  What about the not-so-smart Asian kids? or those with ADHD?  Any request for advice for them is met with "yeah.. they are screwed".  The Asian factor weighs on them like a ton of bricks.  A similar URM would have sooo many options! [/quote]

So much THIS.

I have a South Asian son with ADHD and reading and language learning disorders. He’s a kind person and average as far as academics go. He’s got beautiful dark skin tone.

His applications would not hold water at the same schools an URM kid with the same gpa would. Not even a chance.

His skin tone isn’t winning him any privileges in this world either. That plus the ugly stereotypes about Asian/South Asian men.

Sorry, not sorry your URM child that very well could be a white, privileged (ethnically European) Hispanic guy from South America feels “pressure”. [/quote]

+1. Not to mention the recent African immigrants (or their kids) who piggyback on the African America (or is it Black these days?) quota.  Most are 2-parent households, good incomes and solidly middle class or above.  Why should they get a free pass? [/quote]

Because it’s ridiculous to be so hyper-focused on race.  It’s wrong and it does our kids a disservice.  [/quote]

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