[Albion Wilde]

Of course they had to get into college, law school, and get hired without the benefit of affirmative action, so they actually had to earn their positions.

Wow, that's harsh. Why do you just assume she received affirmative action?

[Ninian Dryhope]

"Why do you just assume she received affirmative action?"

I didn't. I assumed that the white guys did not receive affirmative action.

[Texas_Jarhead]

"Is there something wrong with pointing out the fact that white guys do not get affirmative action?

Not from my perspective. I was being somewhat facetious considering the thread's earlier FReeper banishment.

On your original point - anecdotally...

I have a very intellectually gifted cousin. He graduated from HS @ 16 with all kinds of honors and had his Bachelor's degree with honors by around 19. He decided to go to law school so he took the LSAT and did well. Despite all his work and accomplishments for two years he tried to get into a law school in Texas. He was never successful and had to go out of state.

On the flip side I have another cousin, actually wife of a cousin. She had good grades in HS & college but no where near as good as my other cousin. Her LSAT score was also considerably lower than his. Yet she was admitted to UofH Law, a school that had rejected my other cousin.

Subsequently I was talking with her about how her first semester was progressing and she mentioned how she had learned from various minority students that their grades and LSAT scores had been even lower than hers. She was rather surprised at the apparent disparity between qualifications. I didn't bother telling her about my other cousin who was now schooling out of state.