<p>cookiemon have you read any part of the last 3 pages of this thread or are do you simply argue for the sake of arguing. </p>
<p>none of your posts on this page contributed anything or made any point. </p>
<p>“I’m like bob9975 because I believe that AA is wrong. But i’m not racist, elitist, sexist, or homophobic. How did you jump from AA to homophobia in the first place? Yes, SOME URMs have to deal with serious disadvantages, and these circumstances should be taken into consideration. As for racism, there will always be bigots out there, how does that qualify anyone for admission over someone who is fortunate not to have been in that situation? If it is so important to an applicant, it should be talked about in the essay, and the application should never ask for race.”</p>
<p>how did that make any sense. “um, yes some people are at a disadvantage, and some people are racist, and some people are poor, but why should the lucky people be punished for their luck???” </p>
<p>Nobody is being punished. College isn’t, and shouldn’t be, a meritocracy. Admissions isn’t another competition, get over it. </p>
<p>Racial diversity has benefits whether you like it or not. And race and culture are very interrelated so it can serve as a proficient proxy as you can probably assume that having more black or hispanic students on campus with result in more black or hispanic culture on campus then if there were none. How much benefit is not something to be judged by you as you have absolutely no credibility to the issue and probably have not even gone to a racially diverse college.</p>
<p>“what about the backfiring effects of AA? it does affect non-URMs, isn’t that basing decisions on race, separating by race?”</p>
<p>-you said what about the backfiring effects, then didn’t give any effects. And you said it affects non-URMs, then also didn’t state how in anyway. With regards to the fact that college is NOT a meritocracy both those statements are false. And no they are not separating by race in holistic admissions in that everything is viewed in context and their are not separate processes for different races.</p>
<p>^^bob, does AA make you feel that you’re superior to black students? Does it make you think that all black or hispanic people are dumb?</p>