<p>“This thread is one of the big reasons I stayed away from this site for so long.” → this.</p>
<p>To those who make derogatory comments about URMs here and elsewhere: nobody is entitled to a spot at Princeton or any school. Nobody. And anybody who IS admitted, is capable of surviving / thriving at Pton regardless of race. Therefore – who are you to say that the admissions committee didn’t do a good job when they picked that student? “Holistic” admissions can be based on whatever the hell the adcoms want. I personally wish that Princeton was more diverse, not less.</p>
<p>If you’re bitter about AA, I ask you to consider this: you will almost certainly still get admitted to plenty of good schools. Why are you so bitter? Pton (and the Ivy League) is not the end-all, be-all of education, and treating it like some sort of holy sacrament is stupid. I say this as someone who loves my school. Yes, it’s obviously easier for me on the other side of the tunnel, but still.</p>
<p>Sorry-not-sorry if I’m bitter about the whole “debate.” Too often it turns to ad hominem attacks.</p>
<p>So yes, AA hurting Asians = a fantastic topic and something I believe is indeed a problem. Let’s tackle the problem of legacy admits and athletic recruits! Let’s talk about the issue of admitting underperforming URMs just to boost your diversity stats! (Hint: not really a problem at a school with so many potential “fits” in the applicant pool, like this one, but at others.) But you don’t have to denigrate URM applicants/students by doing so, which is often what happens here and elsewhere.</p>
<p>The fact that people can be racist (re BiologyMaster’s last post) is not a substantial argument against AA, in my book. </p>
<p>I feel like this needs to be said, because the personal attacks DO happen far too often (aka – that they happen at all is a travesty). </p>
<p>I believe this thread was originally about something else…? :P</p>