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It doesn't matter what they are looking for as long as they don't violate the law.  They can look for anything they want.  They can decide to only admit left-handed people from Nebraska if they want.

[b]Why doesn't anyone demand to know what Goldman Sachs or Amazon are looking for with their hiring practices?[/b]

This is only about people who, as noted above, want it to be marginally less impossible to get their kids into the 10-20 top schools.  It has nothing to do with fairness, equality, what is good for the colleges, the vast number of applicants, or the country.[/quote]

Because they don't receive federal money. [/quote]

Goldman Sachs has no federal contracts?

Do you know how wrong you are?  Like, you couldn't be more wrong if you said 1+1=6?[/quote]
DP.  indeed, companies are not allowed to discriminate based on race, and neither should any institution, especially one that does receive some public money.[/quote]

Companies are not allow to violate laws.  Nor are colleges.

https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/questions-and-answers-about-race-and-color-discrimination-employment

It is not discriminatory to one race to ensure other races are not discriminated against, even in a zero-sum process like admissions or hiring.  It is only when those policies are enforced against a particular race uniformly that it is illegal, and immoral.

Seeking balance that reflects the general population is the best way to ensure there are not any explicit or implicit prejudices against a particular URM group.[/quote]
Really? Tell that to the NBA[/quote]

The old NBA argument again!  The dumbest argument in this entire topic! Not relevant in any way![/quote]
ok then all the executives, politicians, etc.. should reflect the general population, too.  There are way too many old white men in executive positions. We must use holistic admission and apply it to executive boards on companies that receive federal money.[/quote]

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