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In as far as a race-blind admission can be which is to say it isn't because that's illegal. However, there are problems looking at the distribution of seats. [b]One group is overrepresented while all others are underrepresented[/b], but I agree this indicates that the process is flawed.[/quote]

Your casual comment belies your perspective.  In short, you believe that seats should be distributed according to race.[/quote][/quote]

DP - there is a difference between "seats should be distributed according to race" and "barriers to certain communities should be removed".

YOUR comment belies YOUR perspective that certain races are inherently more deserving of seats than others.[/quote][/quote]

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Ah yes.  When you can't attack the logic, attack the motive.  I said nada/zip/nothing regarding race.  Removing merit aspects and adding subjective measures to admission criteria ensures a degree of randomness and opens the door to biased essay assessment, both of which will likely result in less-qualified admissions.  [/quote]

You mention "less -qualified."  Why should kids need to be in the top 1 percent of the country to access a public school's STEM curriculum?  As a taxpayer, I think TJ should serve a broader segment of the population.  Above a certain benchmark, kids are able to perform well--there's no need for them to be elite performers.[/quote]

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