Current Events > Why is affirmative action considered good? Dont people want the best of the best

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of whatever it is that require the best people for the job? Like best students, best qualified employees, etc.

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So another old inactive account that likely had poor password security that Allen doesn't give a fuck about

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SevenTenths posted...

USER INFO: BIGB0SS13

Elite User Since: Jan 2013Karma: 682Active Posts: 24

So another old inactive account that likely had poor password security that Allen doesn't give a fuck about

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SevenTenths posted...

USER INFO: BIGB0SS13

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So another old inactive account that likely had poor password security that Allen doesn't give a fuck about

I don't know what's wrong with my topic/the question I asked and karma don't mean shit but I am the original creator of this account.

So the old way with nepotism old (white) boys club was better?

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nfearurspecimn posted...

So the old way with nepotism old (white) boys club was better?

Nope. They should create a system where names and race of people aren't shown until after they get chosen to go to a college. Only academics should matter. That is 100% fair.

BigB0ss13 posted...

Nope. They should create a system where names and race of people aren't shown until after they get chosen to go to a college. Only academics should matter. That is 100% fair.

When you say only academics should matter, what is that judged on?

BigB0ss13 posted...

Nope. They should create a system where names and race of people aren't shown until after they get chosen to go to a college. Only academics should matter. That is 100% fair.

yeah because all school districts get similar funding or equally good teachers and equally good preparation for standardized tests.

fuckboy over magaville can afford to take the summer off to study for the SAT, while a dude in the ghetto is working 3 jobs and wont even study for the SAT because of it.

super fair!


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ThanksUglyGod posted...

When you say only academics should matter, what is that judged on?

GPA and SAT scores. The other bull ass shit like what programs they've been in shouldn't matter. People have been rejected because colleges think they aren't social or some bull shit like that.

It's basically special treatment

the playing field should not be leveled - those who have had all the advantages for the past 400 years should stay that way

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The_homelander posted...

yeah because all school districts get similar funding or equally good teachers and equally good preparation for standardized tests.

fuckboy over magaville can afford to take the summer off to study for the SAT, while a dude in the ghetto is working 3 jobs and wont even study for the SAT because of it.

super fair!

What should colleges do about the people with the highest SAT scores and high GPA then? Don't accept them? They don't have enough room to accept them all and people getting in with affirmative action. And it's not just privileged people from "magaville".

It allows the left to provide lip service that they are fighting racism when in reality they are actually discriminating against Asians.

Quotas mean you as an individual don't matter. You're just a checkbox to be checked.

Fuckboy over Magaville bring my love to me tonight. Guide her to Cleveland, underneath your silvery light. Were goin bowlin, so dont lose her in Solon. Fuckboy over Magaville, tonight.

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BigB0ss13 posted...

What should colleges do about the people with the highest SAT scores and high GPA then? Don't accept them? They don't have enough room to accept them all and people getting in with affirmative action. And it's not just privileged people from "magaville".

So no sports scholarships/legacy students?

SevenTenths posted...

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What are you basing that on? Your account is a year older and you have half the karma.

SevenTenths posted...

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That isn't a lot of amp.

Ruvan22 posted...

So no sports scholarships/legacy students?

sports scholarships is alright but probably not legacy students unless they are qualified but the people deciding who gets in might see the potential student's mommy and or daddy attended that college and let them in no matter what so fuck that.

CarrieChan posted...

That isn't a lot of amp.

i hate to be the one to say this, but amp is like golf, you want small numbers

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BigB0ss13 posted...

sports scholarships is alright but probably not legacy students unless they are qualified but the people deciding who gets in might see the potential student's mommy and or daddy attended that college and let them in no matter what so fuck that.

Why would a college take in an athlete that didn't have as good GPA /SAT as a non athlete?

BigB0ss13 posted...

GPA and SAT scores

So stuff that's largely determined by the wealth of your school district and not an accurate predictor of your college success

ThanksUglyGod posted...

So stuff that's largely determined by the wealth of your school district and not an accurate predictor of your college success

https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2020/02/03/study-finds-grades-are-five-times-stronger-act-scores
Elaine M. Allensworth, who conducted the study with Kallie Clark, both of the University of Chicago. The bottom line is that high school grades are powerful tools for gauging students readiness for college, regardless of which high school a student attends, while ACT scores are not.GPAs measure a very wide variety of skills and behaviors that are needed for success in college, where students will encounter widely varying content and expectations, said Allensworth.

Student with a GPA under 1.5 had a 20% chance of graduating college, up to 80% for those with a GPA of 3.75 or higher, once student background and college characteristics were taken into account.
This held across all high schools in the study, which looked at the trajectories of more than 55,000 students from the Chicago public school district who went on to enrol in college.

However, I will note that this measured 1st year, where cheating is likely rampant with those Gen Ed. classes, and the ease of those classes compared to higher level degree classes.

viewmaster_pi posted...

i hate to be the one to say this, but amp is like golf, you want small numbers

I disagree. Having an AMP(ower) level of over 9000 is a good way to flex and it is also a good meme.

it is decadent, wasteful, and immodest

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affirmative action is kinda like a tie breaker though. White and Black guy are both equally qualified, black guy is chosen thru AA.

AA helps bridge the wealth and educational gap that centuries of racism helped build up.

In terms of holding back generic students that did well in school, legacy admits are a much much bigger issue, especially at the elite colleges.

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