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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am not even white and I agree with this policy. There is no reason to discriminate against a qualified white student[/quote]

Discrimination is never okay.

Switching gears: at what point should affirmative action cease to apply?

Do the American born children of a successful American-raised Latino/Indian/Asian/whatever Doctor/lawyer/whatever who are raised in Bethesda really need another academic edge when applying to college simply because of their race? Isn't attendance at a W school enough?

Shouldn't affirmative action focus on socioeconomics rather than race? Shouldn't the goal be to level the playing field by giving the kid who grew up at a disadvantage a boost? That has everything to do with money, and nothing to do with race.

[b]Why should kids from affluent, upper middle class or even solidly middle class get a boost just because they aren't white? [/b]Why not limit this to those who truly have the cards stacked against them...including poor whites?

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Question: What evidence do you have that poor whites aren't given a leg up in the admissions process? I know 2 people involved in admissions (at two different well-regarded universities) who would say that they absolutely do. And even with "need-blind" admissions, there are plenty of clues in any application that identify a kid from a poor family, no matter what color the kid is.

The problem is not that white kids from poor families aren't accepted to college. The problem is that, as with black kids from poor families, NOT VERY MANY OF THEM APPLY. That's why a university looking for a diverse student body often accepts kids of color from middle and upper middle and upper class families. Those are the kids who are applying.[/quote]

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