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I like the way people blame affirmative action when they get rejected for a job or a scholarship when they probably have no evidence that says thats the reason. rolleyes:
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do you know these people? or are you just saying some random crap because you think some people may have no proof and blame affirmitave action? my roommate this year got rejected from uva and some black girl got in... he had higher SAT scores (1460) better gpa and was in more clubs.... so he called and they sent him his point mark up.... he got 0 points for race (he would have gotten 25 if he was black) and only 12 for his SAT score.... being black was twice as good as having good sat scores.... schools can send you how the evaluate applicants.... do some research |
There was a reason that I said probably, so uva gave your roommate the black girl's sat scores, gpa and what clubs she was in? or are you just assuming that she was less qualified because she was black?
My point was that people are using it as a scapegoat for their personal problems when most of the time they are only assuming thats the reason they were turned down. While obviously some places take affirmative action too far and some places misuse it, it's still partially necessary. Believe it or not some people would still refuse to hire someone just because they are a minority or a woman. hell some of the people that posted in this thread seem to be borderline racists, but I wont name anyone. rolleyes: |
no... my roommate knew the black girl and was friends with her, so he already knew her grades and clubs and whatnot... and all i'm saying is you are assuming people use it as a scapegoat just as much as people may assume affirmative action is at fault. i agree it is ad that some places are still sexist and/or racist, much like some of the aa members seem to be
02-02-2004, 05:57 PM
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