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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]this makes zero sense to me.

Stephen millier's minions are not reading essays or looking at activities sections.

They are simple minded.

They are interested in seeing 
White - avg GPA.  avg SAT
Black - avg GPA .. avg SAT

and if the black admits have SATs lower than whites, they'll say it's anti-white somehow.

colleges will LOVE kids who signal black or hispanic race in essay or affinity membership AND deliver a 1530.

that's my feeling. [/quote]

I agree, if you are one of the ~3000 URM with 1500+ SAT then it  might help. You represent DEI insurance to avoid scrutiny in case in case there is a racial disparity in test scores.

The AOs have to unlearn some instincts they have when they see URM with even halfway decent stats.  The bar has to be raised significantly and 2022 auto accept URM are now mostly auto rejects.  [/quote]

Anyone see this yesterday? 
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/trumps-next-fight-with-universities-racial-proxies-in-admissions-c8677633[/quote]

This article basically explains the backdrop:

“ For conservatives and the administration, the current push represents a common-sense strategy to enforce and extend the Supreme Court’s 
“ There’s an effort to say that it’s illegal to seek to have a diverse student body,””
“ In their recent resolutions with the administration on a number of issues, Columbia and Brown agreed to not use applicants’ personal statements to “introduce or justify discrimination.””
“ In the July Justice Department memo from Bondi, the Trump administration warned against “ostensibly neutral criteria that function as substitutes for explicit consideration of race.” For instance, it noted that “diversity statements,” or asking applicants about “cross-cultural skills” or “obstacles they have overcome,” could be illegal if used to advantage certain races. ”

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These are NOT the law.  Bunch of crap that has never been tested in court.  Harvard case never reached this far.  [/quote]

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