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Re:These problems were designed to prevent Jewish people fro... by nradov on Saturday October 07, 2017 @02:19PM (#15424939)
If race is a factor in admissions decisions for some schools then I wonder why students don't just pick the one worth the most "points"? AFAIK, there are no objective criteria for classifying people by race. Anyone can choose to identify themselves however they wish.
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Re:These problems were designed to prevent Jewish people fro... by slaveofallah93 on Saturday October 07, 2017 @02:47PM (#15425064)
Lots of people already do that. You haven't discovered some secret strategy for getting into a US college.
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Re:These problems were designed to prevent Jewish people fro... by wallace_f on Saturday October 07, 2017 @03:40PM (#15425320)
Can you point me to cases of overtly White Europeans applying and being admitted to top programs as another race?
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Re:These problems were designed to prevent Jewish people fro... by sampo on Saturday October 07, 2017 @04:14PM (#15425483)
http://nypost.com/2015/04/12/mindy-kalings-brother-explains-...

(Not white, Indian)

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Re:These problems were designed to prevent Jewish people fro... by smt88 on Saturday October 07, 2017 @04:13PM (#15425479)
I have multiple classmates and relatives who proudly did this. Interestingly, all are conservative and anti-affirmative action. Their pride was probably related to exploiting the system or proving that it's poorly policed.
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Re:These problems were designed to prevent Jewish people fro... by wallace_f on Saturday October 07, 2017 @04:02PM (#15425415)
What? I don't pay attention to Trump's speeches, but my question was asking about acceptance to top programs as a different race. Not a politician elected who claimed partial racial heritage.

Can a White guy apply to the top CS program as a Black female, simply because he identifies as one? Where is the line drawn?

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Re:These problems were designed to prevent Jewish people fro... by akhilcacharya on Saturday October 07, 2017 @04:19PM (#15425499)
Except Elizabeth Warren had already taught at UPenn and other top schools and was already a well known figure in bankruptcy law...
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