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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When considering colleges, it's always useful to attempt to project a college's reputation 20 or 30 years hence.

Here's a potential problem with CMU.  Currently it occupies a position of approximately 25th among national research unis.

But what's gonna happen if the Asians' lawsuit against Harvard succeeds, and the unstated (but rigid) quota system at the Ivies is ruled illegal?

As you know, the Ivies all somehow mysteriously/coincidentally limit Asian enrollment to 20%.  This means that a school like CMU, which does not discriminate against Asians, is a beneficiary of the Ivy quota system.

If that quota system is eliminated, the demand for spots at CMU will decline.  CMU will quite possibly fall in the rankings.  Perhaps precipitously.

Just something to consider.  (Especially if you're contemplating an additional spend of $40K/year over a degree from UVA.)[/quote]

Your flaw in logic is that you think that  CMU’s reputation is tied to the ivies, and that it is a second choice for Asian students. CMU is a very different type of school.
Your second major flaw is that you think the number of science and math grads we will need will decrease.
Are you also arguing that MIT and Hopkins will decrease in value? CMU is much more closely aligned with these schools than the ivies. 
The schools whose fortunes might be tied to Obie’s would be places like UMich and GA Tech[/quote]

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