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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. [b]A look at post-college success, though, greatly weakens the case.[/b]

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But that is also because upper management in Corporate America is still largely white/male and continue to discriminate.  This is an issue for white women is as well.  Unfortunately, we are not a color blind society, not sure we will ever be.  But one would like to think that a vaunted univ. like Harvard would be able to rise above racism.  However, given its history regarding discrimination of Jews, I guess that's too much to ask for.[/quote]

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