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Topic	Justice Department to take on affirmative action in college applications
DifferentialEquation 08/01/17 9:03:50 PM #37:	Sad_Face 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, for engineering schools, males VASTLY outnumber females in applications. Ethnicity-wise, Asians and whites also outnumber the other ethnicities by a significant margin. If you want a diverse student body, you have to go out of your way to look for those that can fill the niches you're looking for. It's not just looking for students that can survive the classes, you also want students who can contribute to the student life. And you do not want a class comprised of 10% females, 90% males. What do you mean by "contribute to the student life"? Why should you prioritize that and achieving a certain demographic over simply picking the most qualified students? --- "If the day does not require an AK, it is good." The Great Warrior Poet, Ice Cube <cite>DifferentialEquation posted [p:884017630] in Justice De... [t:75628558]...</cite> <quote><cite>Sad_Face 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, for engineering schools, males VASTLY outnumber females in applications. Ethnicity-wise, Asians and whites also outnumber the other ethnicities by a significant margin. If you want a diverse student body, you have to go out of your way to look for those that can fill the niches you're looking for. It's not just looking for students that can survive the classes, you also want students who can contribute to the student life. And you do not want a class comprised of 10% females, 90% males.</quote> What do you mean by "contribute to the student life"? Why should you prioritize that and achieving a certain demographic over simply picking the most qualified students? --- "If the day does not require an AK, it is good." The Great Warrior Poet, Ice Cube</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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