[Angelino97]

Harvard was sued a few years ago on the grounds that its admissions criteria were unfair to Asian applicants.

True. But also unfair to whites.

However, most conservative "leaders" lack the courage to defend whites.

[allendale]

When the meritocracy is eroded, civilization declines.

[LongWayHome]

Interesting. 1310 was my exact score on the old SAT.

Looks like I got into an Ivy by the skin of my teeth.

[Fury]

Disgraceful.

A good job on reporting by Professor Gersen, who is a contributing writer at The New Yorker.

It shines an unflattering light on Harvard, the judge (Burroughs) and the Federal official (Hibino) who made light of qualified candidates not being able to get admittance to Harvard and just as concerning tried to cover up the contents of the memo from being disclosed. The judge especially looks bad.

[9YearLurker]

Revealing an old secret that applicants from flyover states also get the advantage of reduced standards. (SATs in the 1300s? For Harvard?)

[Gay State Conservative]

True story: I've lived 98% of my life within a 10 mile radius of Harvard Yard. Many years ago (about 30) I was dating a woman who was a graduate of Radcliffe College,which had a long affiliation with Harvard and was eventually "absorbed" by Harvard.

She told me once that a classmate of hers,who was a "Vice Chancellor" in Harvard's admissions office,told her that were it not for Harvard's detailed admissions policies every year's Freshman class would consist entirely of Asians and Jews.