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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a white person with both white kids and asian kids. I do not think my asian kids raised in the same house should have to score 300 points higher on the SAT for the same shot at admissions to my alma mater (Harvard). That is pure racism and I will never vote democrat again after seeing how they support this. [/quote]

I saw this post last night and thought someone else would call this poster out, and I wouldn't need to, but I guess not. If you actually read the Harvard study, Asian admitted students seem to score 25-50 points higher on the SAT than white admits. This is a difference of 2-3 questions, not 300 points, and something that can certainly be made up for with impressive extracurriculars, higher weighted GPAs, or great essays, thanks to holistic admissions.

College admissions are incredibly unfair in many ways, not just this one. Your kids will all have legacy status, something most applicants would kill to have. However, private colleges have the right to form their class in whatever way they want. They can favor children of alumni or athletes along with children who grew up in foster care or below the poverty line. They want schools diverse in race, class, perspective, and lifestyle, where students can learn from each other and leave after four years with an expanded worldview. Sometimes this involves giving a boost to Latino, Black, or Native applicants, whose applications might not be as impressive because of the problems many minorities in America face growing up (they have to work to provide for their families and cannot start non-profits, their households are broken and tumultuous, they don't have the academic advantages of having ivy-league-educated parents).

Imagine voting for the anti-democracy, anti-choice party because you are upset at the democrats' "woke" messaging (not to mention that they have no control over the admissions process at private schools). Unbelievable that you went to Harvard and cannot see this. [/quote]

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