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<p>But they were a part of it (they just didn’t have the pop. mass).</p>
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<p>So what type of “bump” should a black applicant who grew up in an upper-middle class suburb w/ highly educated, professional parents get?</p>
<p>While, say, a 50-80 point difference in test scores is immaterial in the interest of having a diverse student-body, when we start getting to a 150+ point difference, other applicants should not be penalized.</p>
<p>Such URM opportunities should, instead, go to low-income URMs (despite having lower scores) who do not have all the socio-economic advantages.</p>