Justice Dept. To Take on Affirmative Action in College Admissions

Re:Justice Dept. To Take on Affirmative Action in College Ad... by hasenj on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @10:13PM (#14907363)

The whole thing reeks of "bigotry of low expectations".

I didn't know affirmative action was a thing. Being a minority who entered/graduated University, I hate to think that I could possibly have been admitted into University because of my status as an ethnic minority rather than because I was actually qualified.

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Re:Justice Dept. To Take on Affirmative Action in College Ad... by csa on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @10:39PM (#14907504)

This is a very real issue. Some minority admits to elite schools experience imposter syndrome. It doesn't help that some folks make rude comments reinforcing that idea.

Dirty little secret... a wide range of people experience imposter syndrome at elite schools.

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Re:Justice Dept. To Take on Affirmative Action in College Ad... by hasenj on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @08:36PM (#14915995)

I don't think I had much of an imposter syndrome at the time.

I knew I was surrounded by many people who are way more smarter than me but I still thought I was well above average; at least for the first couple of years.

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Re:Justice Dept. To Take on Affirmative Action in College Ad... by david38 on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @07:30PM (#14915622)

Indeed. I did too for my first year.

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