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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This makes me so incredibly sad. I'm mixed race/AA and have yet to "enjoy" any of the school or employment advantages that people think minorities get (but don't deserve). Instead, I worked my rear off to show guidance counselors that I was college material, to impress professors who looked right past my raised hand, and to prove to hiring committes that I was the best fit. And you folks are seriously worried about how to hide your kids are half-Asian...
I have seen it all.[/quote]
Not saying it's  not tough to be AA, but  stats do show that the system is stacked against asians for colleges.  You can't deny that AA (and whites) don't have to score as high as Asians to get into top schools.[/quote]

But grades and test scores are only one part of the application process. Putting too much time and effort into grades and scores can have the effect of taking away time for other experiences that help a kid to grow and develop as a person.
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You know the best way to be prepared for the SAT is being a reader of good books.  Sounds like a habit that would serve well for a lifetime of growth and development.  And learning to dig deep and truly understand your academic topics doesn't strike me as shabby either.  Nor do these activities preclude one from having the time for music, sports, art and friends.  Your statement sounds defensive.[/quote]

Sorry, it looks like there's a misunderstanding of the quote above. The point is that any study that only looks at grades and test scores is a study that is only looking at part of the total equation. An applicant to a top college needs to present with a combination of academic and non-academic qualifications. A study that only looks at academics is missing an important part of the application.

There are schools that look at only grades and test scores, but they tend to be the second tier schools, which are most likely not the ones being discussed here. The top colleges are looking for students who are highly accomplished in both academic and non-academic pursuits. A kid who is relying solely on grades and test scores, no matter how high those numbers are, will end up missing out if she is not also highly accomplished in a non-academic interest or two.  Top colleges are looking for kids who can do a lot of different things really well at the same time and who will participate in and contribute to the life of the community on campus. 
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Yes, and the biggest people complaining about this are white applicants.  They feel that only test scores and grades should be looked at to keep black and Latino applicants out of colleges, but they think that too much value is placed on Asian candidates test scores and grades that keep [b]them[/b] out of colleges.  It's an amazing hypocrisy that white students feel aggrieved at both ends for opposite reasons.  Basically they want preferential treatment only where it benefits them.[/quote]

Ugh...an incorrect antecedent.  Sorry about that.  It should be:
[quote]...but they think that too much value is placed on Asian candidates test scores and grades that keep the [b]white candidates[/b] out of colleges. [/quote][/quote]

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