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To: Dog Gone

On the other hand it does give kids from worse schools a chance. Kids can't choose the schools they go to. My boyfriend went to an extremely wealthy private school, was a mediocre students with C's and a mediocre class rank (think Phillips Academy), and got accepted where I couldn't get in with straight A's from my public high school.

Automatic acceptance of 10% is a bit much. The top 2% should be sufficient.


10 posted on 05/27/2004 6:39:53 AM PDT by Nataku X (John Kerry: The only man who can claim to be both a Freeper and a DUer!)
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To: Nakatu X
I'd go for 2%, because it would open up more slots for better-qualified students who just happen to live in school districts where the student population is extremely competitive. It's a waste of taxpayer money to send a bunch of kids to the flagship universities who are going to flunk out in a year.

I don't have any problem with diversity on our campuses. That's fine. But it ought to be made up of people of whatever color who have what it takes to earn a degree.

11 posted on 05/27/2004 6:49:54 AM PDT by Dog Gone
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