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I think Columbia will be the destination of choice for top African Americans (although Harvard is always attractive) due to a number of factors: (1) new African American dean; (2) new African American Provost; (3) prominent alumni who are the firsts in the history of the Country (Obama, President, Holder, Attorney General, and Paterson, Governor)–quite impressive! Being next door to Harlem also helps. </p>
<p>I thought Kwu was suggesting that other elite schools don’t practice some form of affirmative action, which we all know is untrue. Whether you call it athletic admits or legacies, they are all the same.</p>