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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I thought below was an interesting perspective from a Yahoo poster.  Usually Yahoo comments are despicably racist but I thought this comment was interesting even though I disagree on one of his opinions.

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WJ Alden • 17 hours ago
As a private university, Harvard should have the right o admit whomever it wants. Of course most people at Harvard don't think businesses should have the right to hire whomever they want, so I guess they can't use that argument.

However, while Asians in the US may do better, on average, than non-Asians, they do not outperform the rest of us to a degree that suggests they should be >20% of Ivy League student bodies. Whether in politics, business, or culture, the evidence just isn't there. Are universities supposed to stick purely to grades and test scores - on which Asians do really, really well - to decide whom to admit, or can they look at post-college performance to understand that those aren't great predictors of our future elite?

If you look at just grades and test scores you could probably make a strong case that elite universities are discriminating against Asians. A look at post-college success, though, greatly weakens the case.

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One could argue that their lack of success despite demonstrated intellectual ability points to institutionalized discrimination in politics, business, etc (which I strongly believe is the case).

Heck, ask a white woman in STEM if it's harder for her to succeed than a man and she will say yes, EVEN IF she is equally or more talented. There are lots of old white guys in positions of power that can keep women and minorities away from the success they deserve.

I say this as a white woman, BTW.[/quote]

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