Affirmative Action -Your Opinion?

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<p>What is your view of affirmative action?</p>

<p>I'm tipically known as a pretty liberal guy, but this is one policy that I can't stand. IMO, the most QUALIFIED candidate should be accepted a position to a said University. You wouldn't hire an underqualified URM as a neurosurgeon over a more qualified guy who actually knows what he/she is doing, would you? I'm Caucasian and have an older brother that goes to Caltech, which, I hate to say it, is made up of mostly people of Asian origin. I have absolutely NO problem with that. Caltech has a policy in which I support where they select admits solely on talent. If Asian people happen to be more talented than others, so be it. They deserve to be admitted over others with less admirable apps. I think URM's should be subject to the same competition as others; being a race of rare origin has no place in the admissions process. So enough conservative ranting on my part; post your view!</p>

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<p>You should consider the search function. Search 'affirmative action"</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/search.php?searchid=31033920[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/search.php?searchid=31033920&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>and race/racist; note the parent forum is different from most others.
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1155321-colleges-racist.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1155321-colleges-racist.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Be sure to include</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/927219-race-college-admission-faq-discussion-8-a.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/927219-race-college-admission-faq-discussion-8-a.html&lt;/a&gt;, and search for 1-7 as well.</p>

<p>Hey! Try “qualified” for funsies!</p>

<p>Or [Ben</a> Carson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Carson]Ben”>Ben Carson - Wikipedia)</p>

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<p>Yes, there have been many hundreds of similar threads started on this forum.</p>

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<p>Hmm.</p>

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<p>“You wouldn’t hire a URM as a neurosurgeon over a more qualified guy who actually knows what he/she is doing …”</p>

<p>So the URM couldn’t also know what he/she is doing? <em>yawn</em></p>

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<p>[College</a> Confidential - Search Results](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/search.php?searchid=31033959]College”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/search.php?searchid=31033959)
Note that 5 of the 14 threads on affirmative action have been locked. There is a reason for that.</p>

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<p><em>cough</em> <em>cough</em> ■■■■■ <em>cough</em></p>

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<p>…What makes me a ■■■■■ for posting my opinion and asking for others? I think you’re the ■■■■■.</p>

<p>And Youdon’tsay and Shrinkwrap, I believe I said UNDERQUALIFIED URM. You guys are missing the point. If a URM happens to be qualified for a college ahead of others, then its all fine! Admit them. I just oppose any admittance of a less qualified person over a more qualified applicant solely based on their race.</p>

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<p>And awaaaayy we go…</p>

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<p>Better idea, lets NOT share our opinions on affirmative action.</p>

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<p>Or perhaps we could share our opinion about people who want to share their opinion about AA. NOT</p>

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<p>Let’s make a new topic, “Discussion of people who always discuss affirmative action”</p>

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<p>isn’t that the same thing? sort of?</p>

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<p>Well, the the most part, yes, but there wouldn’t be those pesky affirmative action opinions thrown around on top of the ad hominem posts.</p>

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<p>“I believe I said UNDERQUALIFIED URM. You guys are missing the point. …”</p>

<p>I doubt it.</p>

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<p>…Sorry. I guess I was under the impression that the CC community was actually a group of people who didn’t bash on new members. I notice that you all (except for Orangeblood,who didn’t say anything besides calling me a “■■■■■”) have more than 1,000 posts; some of you with more than 6,000. True that I haven’t been on here as long as you all have to know the history of past affirmative action discussions, and true that I’ve yet to use the “search” tool. You guys are a bunch of jerks. Get over yourselves. If you don’t want to participate, don’t bother going into the thread. I’m sorry that I was stupid enough to ask for a honest opinion on a popular issue. I’ll go to some other college forum.</p>

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<p>Excellent.</p>

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<p>I don’t really think anyone here is being a “jerk.” Maybe a little condescending, but you must understand, the topic gets really frustrating after being around this forum for a while. Just take it easy. If you’d like to hear opinions, read up on those topics that have been so graciously linked.</p>

<p>@woeishe, lol.</p>

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<p>I didn’t think it was “bashing” to suggest using the search function, include links to a search, and include some keywords. </p>

<p>But I probably spend too much time here. Sorry</p>

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<p>You edited your post to add “underqualified” after I c&p’ed the direct quote. :D</p>