"They got in because they're black"?

Madaboutx
Mon, 24 Nov 2014 22:04:31 +0000

So an elite university with a class profile that shows that Asians make up 40% of the class when they are 3% of the population are suffering from reverse discrimination because URMs (in particular Black people) make up 5%-8% of the class even though they are 13% of the population.

This is the same as if Warren Buffet was complaining about the cost of buying private islands. Not many regular people can empathize.

Also, there is always a assumption which is based on the racism of those who make it that their slot was lost due to affirmative action that benefitted a urm. Yet, it is quite possible that high stat Asians are losing out to whites, internationals and middle easterners.

Somehow, my kid who scored a 2250, graduated in the top 1% and scored in the 1%ile of every state administered exam since elementary school as well excelled and won several and various state-wide competitions and competed and placed on a national level in different competitions, beating many white and Asian kids in the process, is somehow lumped into the pile of kids who got a boost solely based on race and doesn’t really belong.

Whatever…

Part of the reason she wins is because she is a fierce competitor & natural leader that nobody ever expects or sees coming. I’ve seen her do it over and over again. So keeping thinking like you think.

But, I’d encourage you to open your mind. No admissions decision is based on race because that is currently illegal. It’s based on the value you bring beyond being smart. Even then, you may bring great value however, space is extremely limited. 1200 slots for 40,000 applicants. The odds are that many excellent candidates will be rejected. If your quantitative skills are good enough to get accepted, then you should know that you are still more than likely to be rejected.

I have no political axe to grind. I think that an admissions process that relies solely on stats and scores is as foolish as one based solely on race. People always love the metric that they can win on but even that is not a guarantee. Can you really win on your own criteria or do you just think you can. Hmmmm.

Maybe a more articulate case for your position would prove your criteria to be superior. I’m open to being persuaded.