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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Editors of the school newspaper.  Legacies.  Athletes.  Especially weird ones like Crew.  Or URM that has an amazing story and stats to back it up.[/quote]

Or just URM. Double points if URM at a feeder private.

I was curious to see if the Supreme Court stuff would impact admissions for AA kids from DC's high school, and it did not. [b]High stats URM did far better than unhooked high stats white (and especially Asian kids). [/b]Harvard and Stanford took the two top AA kids in the grade. DC happens to be good friends with both these kids (small school) and I'm fairly certain neither were secretly sitting on big awards or top GPAs. Race was the hook. It is what it is. (My kid didn't apply to H or S, so no sour grapes here).[/quote]

High stats URMs received admission.

What's the problem?

Whites and Asians throw around "high stats" and almost feel entitled to T10 schools.

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I don't think vast majority of people would complain about high stats URMs get admitted to top school over same White or Asian kids.
Question is, should low stats URMs get admission to top school. In this forum, not long ago, a SAT 1240 URM kid, with rough family background, was admitted to Amherst college, god bless her. But, I don't think White or Asian kid in similar situation would be admitted. [/quote]

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