<p>@Newjack88</p>
<p>“It’s people like you who are the ones belittling the accomplishments of African Americans, women, Hispanics, Midwesterners, Southerners, Hispanics, Native Americans, working middle class students, etc.”</p>
<p>Please don’t casually group me among whatever group you’re trying to come up with, as I belong in two of the above groups. I think it’s been VERY firmly established that grades mean nothing above a certain point. VERY firmly established. No where did I say that just because people score above a certain range then they deserve to be accepted more than URMS, but somehow you dragged that argument out from somewhere… because I’m Asian? Because I’m Asian then I would be expected to have good grades and absolutely nothing else on top of that? Because I’m Asian and I dislike AA then it’s automatically because I’m the stereotypical math/science nerd who doesn’t have any passion in the community/ any meaningful ECs?</p>
<p>I did not post to sound intelligent or share some philosophical argument for or against AA. I simply say that I hate it because of what it does to my URM friends. Sure, it’s caused by everyone’s mindset, but the fact that AA exists certainly doesn’t help. I said I wish it didn’t, so when you look at an accomplished person, you can see beyond race. That’s all I wanted to say.</p>
<p>I understand that AA is an issue riddled with very emotional opinions, but I didn’t post to start a debate or be falsely accused of “belittling” people’s accomplishments. Where did I do that? If I remember correctly, I think I complained about OTHER people belittling URM accomplishments because of AA. I myself was not included.</p>
<p>I personally do not think that I am a part of the problem, not so deeply as you said. My URM friends are THE smartest people I know, and there’s no way I would, or could possibly, belittle any of that. You, on the other hand, immediately grouped me within the “10+ AP class”-taking, “2200+ SAT”-scoring Asians who do nothing else.</p>
<p>I don’t claim to be extremely insightful, or even know much about AA other than the impact it has on the people around me. On the other hand, it’s hard to be convincing when you turn to ad hominem.</p>
<p>Oh, and who ever said that I wasn’t one of the “women” or “working middle class students”?</p>