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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But not everyone is given equal opportunity to succeed either. I was top of the class in a rural high school that did not offer APs and few advanced classes. We did not have college counseling. I took the SAT once (no test prep class) and did well but was not by any means perfect. My mother was a high school drop out and dad was out of the picture. I went to an Ivy. Would you compare me to an Asian who was denied admission and had higher scores and 13 more APs in deciding there was discrimination? I did not check the race box but I have an Hispanic last name. Now what? Would it be ok to admit me over others with higher scores and more rigorous classes because of my circumstances? What sort of “merit” would I be required to have to compete with the plaintiffs in this case?  Does it matter that I did the best I could with what I was offered? [/quote]

I'm sure if anything, you got plus points 
and those asians kids most likely did their very best they could too like you.

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