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Frankly… I was responding with relevant information to ilikecollage’s question, post #41. Again, I’m not the one who made the correlation between race and the new recruiting effort. I don’t know how it’s going to play out – but according to the information presented by HMC President Maria Klawe, there is definitely a racial component to these new initiatives and they’re quite proud of it.</p>
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Oh, good grief, Mom. Look at her grades and test scores. If they’re what you described in this paragraph, how can she not be in the range of purely objective admissions? IMHO what she should think is, “Great, I got into one of the most selective STEM colleges in the country! Is it the college I want to attend?”</p>
<p>I do think it’s unfortunate if such a high-achieving student carries the feeling that people might think she’s there because of her skin (though I also think such a feeling would be unfounded at HMC). That’s a trade-off with “affirmative action” programs. I’ve felt it myself in the workplace, and it wasn’t always fun. But I’m sure her performance will speak for itself. Once they’re there, according to my son, only a small percentage of kids seem to care about high school records at all – they’re in a pressure cooker together, and that’s what counts.</p>