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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think admission officers look at Asian-Americans and think that are already blessed.  Majority of them are good in studies (hello! all the achievement gap is being driven by asian americans) and majority will have zero college debt, will come from intact families, will be married and have at least middle class jobs.  So the admission officers might think that AA are already blessed with a lot of things going right for them and they do not need an Ivy degree on top of every thing else.  A top 50 school will work just fine. [/quote]

So they are prejudging students based on their race. It's amazing how people can easily become worse than the bad people they are fighting against.[/quote]

You do realize the PP’s post was based entirely on her own imagination, not facts - right?  But because she suggested something you readily believe, you’re pouncing on it like it’s somehow true.  Both of you need to grow up.[/quote]

I would say that it's a fact that asians have to outperform both black and hispanic students. The end result is no different than having quotas. They did it to the jews not that long ago and it was considered discrimination. But they rebranded it as diversity so it's now ok to do it to asians.[/quote]

The difference is the policy is designed to prevent discrimination, not to enforce it.  The proof is shown by answering these questions:

1. If Asian test scores dropped what would the result be?  Would the percentage of admitted Asians go below the national percentage?

2. If Harvard accepted only 1600s and nearly no African American students accepted, would that equal racism?

Start with those.  Answer them please.[/quote]

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