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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.thedailybeast.com/harvard-admissions-data-shows-that-america-loves-affirmative-actionfor-whites?fbclid=IwAR0Ay8Sf2Qt8KOCN-seCOTZocdgiVZHr56AVzSRiR-fSnzBBYXDGZkhO5aw

Harvard Admissions Data Shows That America Loves Affirmative Action—for Whites.

"According to their findings, more than 43 percent of the white students admitted were ALDC (A= Athletes, L = Legacies, D = Deans list, C = Children of Faculty). But the share for African Americans, Asian Americans, and Latinos was less than 16 percent. Furthermore, the research shows, roughly three-quarters of white ALDC admits would have been rejected if not for their ALDC status. Finally, eliminating preferences for athletes and legacies would make the pool of admitted students much less white."[/quote]

Every analysis I’ve seen shows that removing all preferential admissions (legacy, athlete, affirmative action) would drastically decrease Hispanic and black numbers, slightly increase white numbers and significantly increase Asian numbers.  The interesting thing is that while the number of white students would go up, they wouldn’t be the same students that would have been accepted before.  They would be the super qualified unhooked students that can’t get in today.[/quote]

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