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I disagree with your statement.  "solely on academic excellence" by definition [b]is equal to "fair" and "non-discriminatory" as long as Harvard doesn't deny admission offer to a higher scoring candidate while offering admission to a lower scoring candidate[/b], as long as what academic excellence is understood by all. [/quote]

Again, you are basing it all on test scores.  Test scores do not equal academic excellence nor do they guarantee alone what a student will contribute to the campus and its classrooms.  They are, at best, a confirming data point.  Also, what do you do about non-scoring academic excellence, such as in the arts?  A gifted musician gets no chance if he can't get above a 28 on the science section?

[quote=Anonymous]If someone or a group of students couldn't achieve the needed academic excellence because of circumstances not created by Harvard (E.g. societal oppression for which Harvard can't do anything about) it is fair and non-discriminatory for Harvard to follow academic excellence as the sole criterion.  [/quote]

I do not understand this sentence so cannot reply to it.[/quote]

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