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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Y[b]es, URMs get in with much lower stats than whites/Asians. How is this even a question?[/b][/quote]

+1  Just go read the results for entering classes at various colleges in college confidential. Each applicants reports his or her race, credentials and whether or not they got in.[/quote]

[b]Where do students list their acceptances on the website? Do they list "Harvard" and students reply with their stats?[/quote][/b]

Go to Collegeconfidential.com.  In upper right hand corner insert name of college and year, so you might want to enter "University of Virginia, class of 2023".  There might be two threads running - one for those applying for EA 2023, and those applying RD 2023.  On the day that the decisions come out, students who have been reading the sections regarding particular schools do the courtesy of leaving a detailed accounting of their applications, strengths and weaknesses, school (high performing/not), GPA, ECs and race.  Sometimes the students leave an enormous amount of information, including an analysis of why or why not they got in.  It's very helpful to get a handle on what the school is looking for and what it is not.  When I was reading the returns for Princeton and other Ivies, a number of Asian American students would post extraordinary scores, 15 APs, ECs, national merit stats, etc., and then post at  the end:  "did not get in; Asian prejudice is real".  Many students are brutally honest and very self-reflective - they will say that their essays were not good.  Or they will say their test scores were not high enough.  Some will just say they are baffled at the result. But it is all very helpful if you are a parent or student looking at chances for getting in the following year.  Students also play "chance me" and provide their stats and anonymous students or others at that university will try to guestimate their chances of getting in.  It's usually a very supportive board and kind.[/quote]

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