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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am fine with that. College admissions needs a massive overhaul. [/quote]

Depending on what the Supreme Court says, one of the biggest changes will be elimination of any sort of “Women in STEM” outreach programs, preferences, or scholarships.

Be careful what you (ignorantly) wish for. [/quote]

Sure. Unless you are an Asian American woman. What this article fails to mention is that the whole college admissions process has been blatantly racist against Asians. Also since we are talking about women girls in general are disadvantaged under admissions to make way for more males that are less qualified. Again college admission here needs an overhaul. Many other countries rely on other meritocratic measures for competitive college admissions and I am all for that. [/quote]

Curious which countries you are referring that have meritocratic methods?[/quote]

DP: the vast majority of European and Asian countries. And that's why as a society they tend to be more fair than we are.[/quote]

In what ways are Asian countries more fair than the US?

And how is rewarding those with the highest test scores fair to those kids who don't have as much time to study for the exams because their family needs them to work?[/quote]

Maintaining a high GPA is far more difficult for students that work throughout the week than standardized tests.[/quote]
I don't think anyone has any issue with aa based on SES/income. It's race that people have a problem with.

How can a black kid from an UMC have less privileges from an academic standpoint than an Asian kid from a MC/LC family?  [/quote]

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