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In response to "Except that they're specifically talking about affirmative action and those who only get into a school because of it." by Endor

That's really not how it works. It is a factor among many that is being considered. When you have a kid going through college admission you will

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Dec 10 '15, 15:09

see that there is way more art than science that goes into these decisions. There are lots of factors. Academics, extra-curricular activities, what kinds of obstacles the student has overcome, the damn essay. The law at issue includes diversity as one of the criteria which actually makes perfect sense in admissions because you are trying to build a student body. Diversity is a positive in helping students develop and learn(learn tolerance, cross-cultural understanding, different perspectives). That is what is at issue. It's not quotas. So it really isn't off point.

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Except that those being discussed wouldn't have gotten in with exactly the same qualifications if they were another race, right? -- nm - Ender Dec 10, 15:13 5
- The point is that there are no 2 students with exactly the same qualifications when you get past the 10% rule. The minority has a "point on his - pmb Dec 10, 15:21 2
  - Do you believe "skin color" is a qualification for college? -- nm - Ender Dec 10, 15:23 1
    - That's an absurd statement. Is being good at sports a "qualification". This is not about qualifications. They meet the "qualifications" for getting - pmb Dec 10, 15:27
- If "squishyness" were all it were then we could just drop the race question and go with everything else, right? -- nm - Ender Dec 10, 15:15 1
  - You're missing the point that diversity is good for the campus as a whole. Just as the kid who started his own business in high school (even though - pmb Dec 10, 15:25

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