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Topic	Justice Department to take on affirmative action in college applications
Sativa_Rerose 08/01/17 8:45:46 PM #30:	dragnmaninferno posted... Sephiroth1288 posted... Nomadic View posted... I'd be fine if they took name, sex, birth, and race off applications and just let in the most qualified candidates. This. Who could argue against this? Wouldn't this make it so you can only get admitted on merit? The problem with this is that there are places in this country where students attend schools with such low academic performance and do not have the best aid given to them that performing well can be a challenge for the students. I agree completely, but the solution to this is a dramatic overhaul of the quality of education in those areas. Right now the approach to solving this via race base affirmative action is literally to assume black or hispanic student = shitty school, white or asian = good school. It's all about the race box that is checked and not about the individual. --- My main is currently warned for silly reasons. <cite>Sativa_Rerose posted [p:884016671] in Justice De... [t:75628558]...</cite> <quote><cite>dragnmaninferno posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Sephiroth1288 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Nomadic View posted...</cite> <quote>I'd be fine if they took name, sex, birth, and race off applications and just let in the most qualified candidates.</quote> This. Who could argue against this? Wouldn't this make it so you can only get admitted on merit?</quote> The problem with this is that there are places in this country where students attend schools with such low academic performance and do not have the best aid given to them that performing well can be a challenge for the students.</quote> I agree completely, but the solution to this is a dramatic overhaul of the quality of education in those areas. Right now the approach to solving this via race base affirmative action is literally to assume black or hispanic student = shitty school, white or asian = good school. It's all about the race box that is checked and not about the individual. --- My main is currently warned for silly reasons.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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