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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have an acquaintance who did Something very similar to get into a top undergrad program (pre med).  She is american born to Pakistani parents (both mom and dad).  However, her father, although 100% pakistani ethnicity and citizenship (before becoming american)was born in egypt.  She claimed African on her applications.  She ended up excelling and entering a well regarded although not top 10 medical school.[/quote]

The point is she did well in med school.  Your scores mostly depend on your socioeconomic background.  They have nothing to do with how smart you are.  I am sure that I got into law school because of AA.  My scores were not as high.  However, I kicked ass in law school and on the bar.  Does that mean that I didn't deserve to be a lawyer even though my dad only had a 6th grade education and didn't know (and couldn't afford) that you are supposed to get private tutoring for your entrance exams?  SAT prep was a mystery to me in high school.  I didn' t know that people did that.  Was I as smart as my white counterparts?  Hell yes.  Did I have the same advantages?  Hell no.  Not just money, but also exposure.[/quote]

Your post makes some pretty ridiculous assumptions.  All white kids get private tutoring?  All white kids get SAT prep?

I'm a minority, and my husband is white and an attorney.  He grew up dirt poor.  [b]His parents weren't highly educated.  But, somehow you (or I) deserved to be in law school over him, simply based on race.[/b]
That is why I find affirmative action so obnoxious.  If they want to base it on socioeconomic status, then maybe I could see that.  But, basing admissions on race is wrong.  Some black people grow up disadvantaged, just as some white people do.  [/quote]

Just my opinion but yes.  America benefited from centuries of free labor from our ancestors so this is just the payment. [/quote]

My ancestors never benefitted from free labor. Were your ancestors slaves? Probably not, but you will claim they were to help further your arguement. There were far more African slaves in South America than in North America, you never hear about themconstantly asking for freebies.

Not to mention the massive cost of freebies already doled out over the years. Oh, and the 750,000 people that died to end slavery.

Yeah, you aren't owed shit.[/quote]

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