Harvard faces discrimination probe while accepting mostly nonwhite class (top 10, money, claims)

[Magritte25]

Originally Posted by 2sleepy

Or just do what Caltech does and primarily consider SAT/ACT scores and GPA and essays. Their undergraduate class is 42% Asian

SAT/ACT scores are a terrible, terrible way to choose students.

Yes to essays and somewhat yes to GPA. I'd rather choose students based on what they've DONE rather than on whether they are good at taking tests.

[InformedConsent]

Originally Posted by Magritte25

Keep side stepping the question.

I'm side-stepping nothing. Discrimination is discrimination is discrimination. Either both universities and businesses can discriminate to choose whom they serve, or neither can.

[Magritte25]

Originally Posted by InformedConsent

I'm side-stepping nothing. Discrimination is discrimination is discrimination. Either both universities and businesses can discriminate to choose whom they serve, or neither can.

Stop conflating private universities with businesses which advertise services to the general public. The two are totally different.

[InformedConsent]

Originally Posted by Magritte25

No its not the same thing and you know it.

It's EXACTLY the same thing. Either both universities and businesses can discriminate to choose whom they serve, or neither can.

[Magritte25]

Originally Posted by InformedConsent

It's EXACTLY the same thing. Either both universities and businesses can discriminate to choose whom they serve, or neither can.

No it isn't. You can truncate my posts over and over again, the fact remains:

Stop conflating private universities with businesses which advertise services to the general public. The two are totally different.

[cdnirene]

Harvard faces discrimination probe while accepting mostly nonwhite class

According to the article:

Of the 2,056 students accepted for the class of 2021, 50.8% do not identify as white.

50.8% of the class is MOST of the class? That's like saying Clinton got most of the votes in the last election.

[InformedConsent]

Originally Posted by Magritte25

Stop conflating private universities with businesses which advertise services to the general public. The two are totally different.

I'm laughing that you think universities don't advertise services to the general public. Ever watch NCAA football games or March Madness? Yep, universities advertise.

And if you've ever had high school kids, you wouldn't believe the overabundance of mailed recruiting materials advertising the universities with which your family gets bombarded. We've received advertising materials in the form of glossy brochures, DVDs, posters rolled up in a tube (Caltech), jigsaw puzzles (MIT), witty postcards (University of Chicago), etc.

[fat lou]

Originally Posted by Magritte25

Although thanks for this post because it angles at what I'm, partially, talking about.

People ASSUME that Asians work harder than any other ethnic group. They ASSUME that Asians are just born smarter. So when other minorities like blacks or Latinos start edging out Asians (and whites), all the sudden the Asians and whites cry discrimination.

Its BS.

Exactly, except that this isn't really happening.

[fat lou]

Originally Posted by Magritte25

SAT/ACT scores are a terrible, terrible way to choose students.

Yes to essays and somewhat yes to GPA. I'd rather choose students based on what they've DONE rather than on whether they are good at taking tests.

You wouldn't be saying this because you had terrible, terrible SAT/ACT scores, would you?

[PilgrimsProgress]

Originally Posted by GoodHombre

1. Just curious, can I give my kids Hispanic names like Jose even though we are not Hispanic?

2. I can also send my kids to Mexico to learn Spanish.

3. Is it legal for my kids to claim Hispanic ethnicity for college admission purpose?

1. Of course. Look at the crazy names people give their kids today.

2. They can learn Spanish here. Have your gardener teach them

3. If you don't have a Spanish surname, you can say your wife is Hispanic. Dye your kids hair and use fake tan until they are accepted into the college.