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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All this whattaboutism is a ridiculous distraction by racist leftwingers. Nobody cares about legacy admits, about sports, about white males. WE WANT ASIAN CHILDREN TO STOP BEING DISCRIMINATED AGAINST IN SCHOOLS OF ALL LEVELS.

Sorry that Biden, FCPS school board, and apparently the rest of the nationwide bleeding heart liberals hate asian kids[/quote]

Same thing happened in San Francisco.[/quote]

I agree that schools shouldn't discriminate against Asian-American kids. I also think that the Supreme Court will end affirmative action in college admissions. However, I think it is naive to think that this will end discrimination against Asian students. Elite universities will still find ways to keep the schools from becoming majority Asian and that will be through other hooks like legacy and sports. Also, if you do the math, ending AA at schools will not open as many seats as I think people imagine. Harvard will open about 100 seats (the plaintiffs presented these numbers in their brief). The admit rate for a non-hooked kid will not dramatically change at T20 schools--I would even extend that to T50 schools. [/quote]

Well, you have to start somewhere.

Just accepting racial discrimination for ever, the current status quo, is a non starter.[/quote]

I don't disagree but looking at this thread, I think many parents think there will be a sea change starting with the class of 2024.[b] I was talking a neighbor and realized that she doesn't realize how many high stats students are applying to the same 20 schools and also how test optional has made the situation even crazier.[/b] [/quote]

Not to derail but there is no excuse these days for any parent to not realize the current college admission landscape. No matter the socioeconomic status, most everyone has a smart phone these days and sites just like this one, which if read enough does provide a background and source for information, is available for free. Shame on anyone these days who is out of touch of what is going on.[/quote]

The problem is it’s hard to know who to trust. Everyone wants to sell you something- their book, their coaching, their program…and fear sells [/quote]

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