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madville

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15. Plus factor in that tests like the SAT

Reply to FLPanhandle (Reply #5)

Sat May 16, 2015, 11:43 AM

May 2015

Are biased against black and Hispanic people.

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Asian groups allege Harvard discriminates against them in admissions [View all] madville May 2015 OP

I'm a little conflicted about this Ms. Yertle May 2015 #1

It's a balancing act madville May 2015 #2

They don't have to, they could just admit the most able students. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin May 2015 #8

They think that is achieved by a formula of test scores and GPA. Most universities don't. pnwmom May 2015 #14

Why do they have to do that? Snow Leopard May 2015 #10

It needs to be a cross-section of the population. madville May 2015 #13

Oh please! There's always Yale rusty fender May 2015 #3

And Princeton, Stanford, Cal, Columbia.... nt hifiguy May 2015 #12

On a more serious note... rusty fender May 2015 #4

Without some diversity standards what would happen FLPanhandle May 2015 #5

Plus factor in that tests like the SAT madville May 2015 #15

Maybe it's time they review the criteria they're using if it's giving them such lopsided results? Chathamization May 2015 #6

Flip it around 1939 May 2015 #7

DU would be outraged and politicians would be queueing up to denounce the college. Nye Bevan May 2015 #21

wouldn't the right approach be to not ask gender/race/sexual orientation etc. on applications? DeadEyeDyck May 2015 #9

but but... GummyBearz May 2015 #11

can't we have an argument without wings? DeadEyeDyck May 2015 #31

Are you speaking for MLK? gollygee May 2015 #38

I am a black man that does not want to be judged by colour of my skin. DeadEyeDyck May 2015 #42

actually, Martin Luther King supported affirmative action JustinL May 2015 #41

Harvard has to deal with paid agents gaming their admissions system, too daredtowork May 2015 #16

Finally LittleBlue May 2015 #17

I guess they want the same numbers they have at UCLA and UC Berkeley mnhtnbb May 2015 #18

Ban discrimination by race and also ban legacy preferences. Nye Bevan May 2015 #19

So what happens when colleges are full of Asians and Whites only? FLPanhandle May 2015 #20

I don't know what the answer is but the article suggests DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #22

No it doesn't FLPanhandle May 2015 #24

From the Original Poster's article: DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #25

Yes, but when you account for that percentage also applying at other schools too FLPanhandle May 2015 #27

That's kind of an offensive post. Nye Bevan May 2015 #23

Not meant to be offensive FLPanhandle May 2015 #29

Or maybe no federal money going to schools with selective admissions. That'd take care of Chathamization May 2015 #30

Scores and Grades are not the only basis on judging who is a worthy student alphafemale May 2015 #26

I know you didn't mean it but DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #32

Never feign interest in higher math. alphafemale May 2015 #37

So asians lack life and flair, plus they are boring at parties AngryAmish May 2015 #34

No. You're saying that. alphafemale May 2015 #36

I don't think race-based preferences become either more or less legal/moral because they harm Romulox May 2015 #28

This is a really difficult subject... DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #33

First, the idea Harvard limits their undergrads to such a low number reeks AngryAmish May 2015 #35

We are debating this because serious efforts to provide equal educational Vattel May 2015 #39

Just another example of how humans can't have everything The2ndWheel May 2015 #40