Trump administration backs Asian-American students in Harvard admissions lawsuit

[Silver]

Affirmative action sucks.

I have to agree.

[Catholic_Lady]

Affirmative action should be done in a fair way.

For example, if you are handling university admissions, then you should give places to the students with the highest scores first, regardless of their race / ethnicity. In fact, you shouldn't even be looking at their race / ethnicity in admissions.

After you've given students placements based on their ability, and you have places left over, take a set of the next best students. Look at the overall race/ethnicity distribution of *all* the applying students, compare them to the race/ethnicity distribution of the students you've just given placements to, and give placements to the next best students in a way which results in a race/ethnicity distribution that most closely matches that of all applying students.

Assuming you mean test scores, sometimes highest score is not the only deciding factor. They'll often give a higher admission ranking to a lower test score but more involved student over a total book worm.

If I remember correctly, they looked at test scores (act and sat), GPA, awards, and extra curriculars.

...And skin color lol.

[brewer]

Assuming you mean test scores, sometimes highest score is not the only deciding factor. They'll often give a higher admission ranking to a lower test score but more involved student over a total book worm.

If I remember correctly, they looked at test scores (act and sat), GPA, awards, and extra curriculars.

...And skin color lol.

Then I'm definitely contracting hepatitis before I apply.

[Amarok]

If I remember correctly, they looked at test scores (act and sat), GPA, awards, and extra curriculars. 

Correct 

...And skin color lol.

False

http://www.understandingprejudice.org/re...affirm.htm

http://www.usf.edu/diversity/equal-oppor...ction.aspx

https://edtrust.org/the-equity-line/debu...ve-action/

https://equity.uconn.edu/wp-content/uplo...Action.pdf

[Alexmahone]

I sort of agree.... especially when a dumb fuck like Dubya got into Yale because daddy was a rich alum!

Or.... didn't you mean that?

I don't know who that is. But if someone took a spot from another person who had a higher performance just because of who their dad is, that's just as dumb.

You don't know George 'Dubya' Bush??

[Cecelia]

It's kind of hard to adjust this for other factors, like: Extracurricular activities, teacher recommendations, and student interviews. If you're just looking at test scores and GPA then you're assigning students to a number. But colleges--especially ivy league colleges look for a lot more than numbers. They want leaders.

I have a feeling their suit won't be easy to prove.

[Catholic_Lady]

I don't know who that is. But if someone took a spot from another person who had a higher performance just because of who their dad is, that's just as dumb.

You don't know George 'Dubya' Bush??

Oh lol