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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I briefly worked in college admissions, at an elite college you've heard of admitting no more than 20% of applicants annually.

At this college, which hasn't gone test-optional, applications in the "general" pool (not recruited athletes or other special cases) weren't reviewed in full if the applicant hadn't met a standardized test "floor." If an American applicant wasn't a member of an underserved minority group, or a first generation college applicant, the SAT/AP/IB Diploma exam score "floor" for the application was much higher if not.  It's common practice in elite college admissions to screen applicants for standardized test scores before tossing an application into either the "read in full" pile or the "no further review" pile.  Colleges don't publicize the practice, but it's hardly a secret.

You can take umbrage with Asian-American families who fixate on scoring high on SATs, but the fact is that they need to do this in order for their college-bound young people to submit applications that have a shot of being taken seriously at elite colleges.  I don't care for race-based admissions practices but am fine with class-based practices, leading me to hope that the Supreme Court beats back all forms of race-based admissions soon. [/quote]

But Asian students aren’t the only ones being rejected. You do realize that not everyone can go to an elite college. Those spots aren’t guaranteed for any ethnic group or race. The elites colleges are largely private and can admit whomever they choose. Additionally, do you know of any Asian students who didn’t get accepted anywhere and didn’t go to college because of it? Your post comes off as someone stamping your feet because you didn’t get into an Ivy and had to “settle” for Duke and you blame AA student for it.

You assume that admittance slots that “belong” to Asians are given to others who are dumb and haven’t “earned” them. I think that is what bothers me about your post.[/quote]

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