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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We got in! Engineering! But waiting on top choice W&M.[/quote]

You would take WM over VT for engineering? Mkay.[/quote]

I believe it. People choose schools for different reasons. VT was my son's #1 until they cow-towed to Trump and dropped all their diversity programs. Son got in for engineering 3.98 uw/4.6 w, 35 ACT, captain of robotics team, Physics tutor, tons of volunteer hours, Varsity football and lacrosse all 4 years in HS. He is opting for an HBCU. Of course the W&M person is choosing it for other reasons. My point is people pass up what others deem "superior" for all kinds of reasons you may not understand. [/quote]

Good grief.  You realize that ALL colleges have to follow the law, right?  Which means no racial discrimination.  But sure, continue to blame VT for simply following the law.  
DP[/quote]

DP. I’m a lawyer, and no law required VT to do this. An executive order is not a law. An executive order is a directive from the President that governs how the executive branch carries out existing law. Last i checked VT is not a part of the executive branch. After the Supreme Court ended affirmative action, VT continued these programs. They were withdrawn only after the Trump administration threatened universities with funding consequences.

I am not a minority, so I can’t speak to how the original poster feels. But I did not see them blaming VT. Although VT deserves being criticized for canceling programs, without having to legally, particularly after a federal judge ruled that the administration could not withhold funds from institutions that maintained diversity programs.

That said, as a woman, if a school I liked began eliminating programs aimed at women, I would seriously consider other options. Besides all these waitlisted people should be happy this student is rejecting their offer. 
 [/quote]

Women don't need a boost anymore.  They are creeping up to a solid majority of 60% of college students.

The female only programs need to be scrapped.  Their solid majority in college programs has tipped those programs aimed at women from helpful and needed to flat out discrimination against men.[/quote]

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