Re:Some Asians' college strategy: Don't check 'Asian'
by barrkel on Saturday December 03, 2011 @08:17PM
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I don't think "all ethnicity are perfectly matched in their potential" is an interesting statement one way or the other. I believe individuals are more interesting than arbitrarily chosen groups. I believe we should judge people on their own merits, rather than choosing groups, taking averages of those groups, and then using those groups to make judgements.
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Re:Some Asians' college strategy: Don't check 'Asian'
by sliverstorm on Saturday December 03, 2011 @08:31PM
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While I am all for treating individuals as individuals, this discussion thread is not about individuals, it is about groups.
Re:Some Asians' college strategy: Don't check 'Asian'
by barrkel on Saturday December 03, 2011 @08:38PM
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I thought the thread was about college admissions, which at their best, really ought to be about individuals, not groups.
Re:Some Asians' college strategy: Don't check 'Asian'
by sliverstorm on Saturday December 03, 2011 @08:44PM
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Perhaps in an ideal world, but for better or worse we're currently stuck with everyone looking at ethnic distributions and being really upset about them. Affirmative action, for example, is probably the counterpoint to admissions being about individuals...