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[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]

No, soft skills are extremely important. I'm criticizing pp for grouping white applicants in the same category as Asian applicants when it comes to discrimination in college admissions. White applicants benefit from the same policies that black/Hispanic applicants do. I also think that even taking account non-academic factors, colleges are keeping the number of Asian students artificially low. [/quote]

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