<p>Look at my post number.</p>
<p>@381jcnsbmms its a love hate relationship lol</p>
<p>I hate the affirmative action and the biased that are rampant in these colleges.</p>
<p>@santaman1 do you hate it because you feel you are at a disadvantage when compared to URM? </p>
<p>I’m Black.</p>
<p>No doubt it is advantageous to me, but the system is corrupt.</p>
<p>@santaman1 oh ok, I got confused for a second. Yeah, the system is corrupt. </p>
<p>@381jcnsbmms I wish I could like your comment about Romo 10000000 times. I hate him, almost as much as I dislike Eli Manning. And I’m a Giants fan…</p>
<p>Lol why do you hate Eli as a Giants fan</p>
<p>Eli has been really inconsistent the last few years. </p>
<p>The URM affirmitive action system is not currupt by any means and should definitely be in place. A school with a completely homogenous population would suck… Diversity should be cherished and the best way to achieve it is through affirmitive action. A diverse student body help to create a more accepting atmosphere, debunks stereotypes, brings in different perspectives/thoughts, opens your eyes to many different cultures etc you may run in to in the future, and overall creates a much more intellectual place of learning. @santaman1 </p>
<p>@Cornell19 I don’t necessarily agree. Trust me, if you’re on the short end of the stick, it seriously sucks. Admissions should be based on their fit and hard work. It’s incredibly unfair to reject an equally qualified student solely on the color of their skin or where they came from. Unfortunately, adcoms are human, and they do have biases.</p>
<p>Essentially this is a question then about culture vs. intellectualism. When you start to compare a highly academically capable Asian with a URM, you are downplaying the Asian’s intellectual capability, sacrificing it for “cultural diversity”. Why isn’t the same then said about religion? If we want a diverse community, why not integrate students affiliated with Buddhism and Hinduism? It’s because people can easily lie, but people can’t lie about their race. I agree that cultural diversity can be helpful in an environment such as college but at this extent, it has evolved into complete bias. It is not fair that a person who deserves a place as a highly academically achieved student gets replaced by some URM who is clearly not as capable. It is a facade and I’m sick of it.</p>
<p>@Zenithar143 there’s nothing I hate more than inconsistent play, or consistently bad play. I’m also a NY Rangers fan and absolutely love Henrik Lundqvist and back-up Cam Talbot for their reliable and consistently great play. Although I must admit that I somewhat supported Eli when he took the Giants to the Super Bowls over the last few years, the way he carries himself and the lack of confidence that he seems to have just kills me…</p>
<p>@santaman1 you can lie about your ethnicity too but then you get in to the problem of ethics and morals</p>
<p>@Cornell19 While it is true that you don’t have to answer the race question on the common app, colleges can easily tell some ethnicities by the last name of the applicant.</p>
<p>My dad wanted me to put that I was an Alaskan Indian. Imagine the financial aid 
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<p>@SweetIceTea Haha I guess if “John Smith” applies as an Hispanic it might raise a flag. I guess I’m biased since I’m on the long end of stick. However in my defense, being homosexual, I can tell you that diverse places are significantly more accepting in my experience.</p>
<p>@BPearlman97 lol, your application would probably get set aside for everyone else’s. Straight into the admit pile.
On a serious note, I have a friend who is a registered Alaskan Indian (her mom is 100% and her grandfather used to be a tribe leader) and she is also applying to Cornell lol.</p>
<p>@Cornell19 are you URM?</p>