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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At DD's large public, the generally accepted position among the kids is that you can claim minority status if you have one grandparent (1/4) in that minority. Anything more removed than that and other kids will roll their eyes at you (but they may not know whether you checked the box).

We know some white-looking kids with 1/8 minority status, but very ambitious parents who made them join minority groups at school to establish the track record another PP refers to. I feel sorry for the kids, because I can only imagine how the other kids in these minority student groups reacted to this.[/quote]

I am confused.  I thought that affirmative action does not confer an admissions advantage to those who claim it?  Rather, it just ensures diversity in the classroom.  Why, then, would "ambitious"  parents be acting so cynically?[/quote]
Really? And what do you think is the difference? [/quote]

Can there be diversity without preferences?  If not, why not?[/quote]

Not if you apply the same academic standards.[/quote]

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