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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Poor Harvard.  Facing so much push for "inclusiveness" (which, to be fair, is a legitimate goal in shaping an incoming freshman class) they put a thumb on the scale to advantage black and Hispanic applicants.  [b]This comes at a cost to white and Asian applicants.[/b]  The whites take it on the chin and the Asians file a lawsuit. [/quote]

[b]Asian applicants also have higher test scores than white applicants. The disparity isn't as high as Asians vs black/Hispanic students but it's still significant. The emphasis on "soft" skills also benefits white applicants.[/b] [/quote]

Harvard doesn't go just by test scores.  I know some people think they should, but they don't have to legally.
As far as "soft" skills benefitting white applicants are you saying soft skills shouldn't count?[/quote]
There is stereotyping going on.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/15/us/harvard-asian-enrollment-applicants.html
[quote]Asian-Americans scored higher than applicants of any other racial or ethnic group on admissions measures like test scores, grades and extracurricular activities, 
[b]Alumni interviewers give Asian-Americans personal ratings comparable to those of whites. But the admissions office gives them the worst scores of any racial group, often without even meeting them[/b],[/quote]

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well the admissions officers often don't agree with the alumni interviewers. I know that as a fact, personally.[/quote]

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