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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 08:10 AM Original message |
Asians may face tougher college admission process, study finds |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 08:14 AM Response to Original message |
1. Oh goody, I get to be the popcorn guy this time. |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 08:17 AM Response to Original message |
2. I can draw a conclusion that makes as much sense as the reporter's (e.g., none): |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 08:20 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. At U Toronto, Asian kids studied until they physically collapsed. |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 08:44 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. No team spirit. College is about sports. |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 09:34 AM Response to Reply #11 |
19. And god knows, sports is what makes America great. Not. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 03:01 PM Response to Reply #11 |
29. "...building a university the football team can be proud of." nt |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 03:06 PM Response to Reply #11 |
31. & beer |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 08:21 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Asians, due to their Asianness don't do extracurriculars |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 08:22 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I'm making the point that the student reporters' conclusion is incorrect. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 08:26 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. The study only looked at the test scores |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 08:44 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. "color of their skin" people say that like it means something freestanding. |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 11:01 AM Response to Reply #10 |
23. LOL. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 08:19 AM Response to Original message |
3. It's reverse affirmative action. It's interesting what happened at Calif. colleges the past 10 yrs. |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 08:21 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Not really. Read the whole article (written by a sophomore, BTW) |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 08:34 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. It's a very interesting article. The comments are also interesting. nt |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 09:21 AM Response to Reply #3 |
15. As I understand it there is no legal definition for reverse discrimination,its simply discrimination |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 04:19 PM Response to Reply #3 |
34. It looks like over 40% of students in UC system are Asian Americans. |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
12. ok -- the study seems to be saying one thing -- and the reporter |
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Kingofalldems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
13. Americans of all races should look at the way Asian |
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MattBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 09:28 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. I have and am glad I did look at how the all mighty holy asians |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 09:39 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. I'm not saying you ARE one, but you do the BEST RACIST impersonation I ever heard! |
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MattBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 10:42 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Try the fish |
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Kickin_Donkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 03:13 PM Response to Reply #22 |
33. You sound like a racist to me ... |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 11:07 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Excellent retort. |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 09:32 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. lol yeah they could learn about asian teen gangs, plenty of that stuff around so cal nt |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 03:04 PM Response to Reply #17 |
30. Anecdotes don't make data. Asians do, indeed, perform better on tests and in academics. |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 09:35 AM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Here or in Asia? |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 11:05 AM Response to Reply #13 |
24. Very true. nt |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
14. This is why more people need to monkey wrench the system |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
18. It's certainly NOT lack of extracurricular activities. It's which ones. |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 11:10 AM Response to Reply #18 |
26. Absolutely bang on. nt |
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riverdeep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 11:15 AM Response to Reply #18 |
27. Take a look at a high school outdoor sign, |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 03:11 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. Until we decide (as a nation) that education is about learning |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 11:24 AM Response to Reply #18 |
28. ... |
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