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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are many qualified applicants that are denied admission.   Every individual is different, so an individual who has a lower than average (for the class)  test score may do just fine.  However, research shows that "on average" URM perform better when they are matched with classmates having comparable scores.  There are now many URM graduates of top schools, but we aren't seeing that translate into success outside of government and politics.  [/quote]

There are also many studies that show that test scores are much less effective predictors of college success than grades.  I have no idea where you live, but where I live there are many very successful people of color in every profession. I just was treated for cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering in NYC, and all there was not a single white resident. The highly trained nursing staff was about half AA. Every  good college  or university has a number of extremely successful URM professors, many of whom attended Ivy League schools.  I could go on and on, but I am not sure you are interested in dialogue.[/quote]

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