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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]URM favoritism is banned, so a moot point anyways.[/quote]

Wrong. It is banned based on race alone. Race as part of the lived experience is - permissible thing to consider.[/quote]

I love your logic. According to those who favored AA, URMs needed a leg up because they faced a lack of opportunity.[b]
In reality, though, today nearly all opportunities (like this internship) are for URMs only. [/b]We all know this when our children were looking for opportunities. As this thread shows, even if there is the - extremely rare - opportunity that allows applications by non-URMs, in the end, your child ends up in a URM-labeled program.

Now, with the SCOTUS decision, AOs are no longer allowed to look at race (as a sign of being disadvantaged), but they are allowed to look at participation in URM-only opportunities like this internship. So participation in URM-only internships has no become a sign of "lived experience" - presumably, the lived experience of being selected because of race for opportunities others aren't generally offered.[/quote]

What country do you live in?  Clearly from this line, it's not the USA, so I'm curious.

I think your kids should write their essay about the lived experience of having a parent who views the world through such a distorted lens.  [/quote]

The country where I looked for opportunities that were not labeled URM is the USA where (I'm guessing) you live, too.

So, how about you prove me wrong and show me 
- summer camp opportunities (not geared towards the super rich)
- HS and college internships
- etc.

that are not labeled as for URMs only. Start at middle school level and above. I'd be eternally grateful because it's something I'm truly interested in. Don't feel bad if you can't find any, I couldn't either.
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