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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel sorry for the five equally qualified white kids who got rejected so this sob story could play out.[/quote] This kid cannot go to 5 schools, so he will pick one. And so, 4 kids will be picked up from the waitlists and be offered admissions to 4 colleges. The 4 kids who will get these seats may very well be from other races - not just white. So, you are assuming too much. Now, these 5 white kids that you personally know and who you think need to get into an Ivy League college, have not walked in this child's shoes. Even if they have the exact same academic stats, they probably did not have to overcome the extremely uneven playing field that this kid had to - race, SES, school, opportunities, and a single paycheck (and parent). That's what makes what he has achieved incredible. [/quote]
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