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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you are first generation or URM. [/quote]

White supremacy is an ugly thing.[/quote]

If you haven't been paying attention the last 30+ years, it's not about white people.   The Asians are the ones getting shafted.  [/quote]

To the extent this is true, they’re getting shafted by white people, not the underrepresented groups so often cited here; privilege and connections disproportionately held by white people (e.g. legacy preference, philanthropy, private school attendance) are a huge factor in admissions. All you have to do is look at the numbers—the percentages of Black, Hispanic, and Native American students at selective schools rarely exceed the single digits, well below their representation in the US population. If you think the reason Asian students aren’t getting into selective colleges is because a school increased its Black student population from 5% to 6% over a number of years, you’re pretty lost in the sauce.

And the white people working to maintain that privilege are THRILLED you bought into it. They want nothing more than to pit people of color against each other in some sort of zero sum game. [/quote]

No one on DCUM dares touch the legacy or philosophy rails. [/quote]

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