Prestigious undergrad and grad schools that are big on affirmative action?

[anorexic_abe]

<p>Hello I am helping someone compile a list of high ranking undergrad schools that strongly use affirmative action, And for my own sake, graduate schools (biz or law) that also weigh heavily on aa. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you very much.</p>

[Hillary2012]

<p>NYU Law is famous for making a lot of effort to recruite LGBT applicants.</p>

[ilovebagels]

<p>Every. Single. One.</p>

<p>Except for some state school systems that have had affirmative action barred by law (UC and UMich come to mind–and even then they still find ways to do it, will of the taxpaying masses be damned)</p>

[waitingonSC]

<p>Sorry, but what is LGBT?</p>

[Terp2014]

<p>LGBT = Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered</p>

[kwu]

<p>All of the medical schools, all of the law schools, the liberal arts colleges.</p>

<p>He said “strongly” and “weigh heavily,” ilovebagels.</p>

[waitingonSC]

<p>Thanks Terp.</p>

[sakky]

<p>

All of the medical schools, all of the law schools,

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<p>I believe that, as a matter of law, none of the UC or University of Michigan med or law schools can utilize affirmative action.</p>

<p><a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposition_209[/url]”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposition_209&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_Civil_Rights_Initiative[/url]”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_Civil_Rights_Initiative&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

[anorexic_abe]

<p>Business schools too?</p>

[sakky]

<p>That too. (10 chars)</p>

[kwu]

<p>You’re absolutely right, Sakky.</p>

<p>However, the UCs and Michigan can “weigh” certain factors strongly to achieve nearly the same result.</p>

[seke67]

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@Hillary

NYU Law is famous for making a lot of effort to recruite LGBT applicants.

</p>

<p>How would they know the sexual orientation of their applicants?</p>

[Hillary2012]

<p>Well that’s an issue that caused a lot of discussion over the years. </p>

<p>Middlebury introduced an affirmative action plan for LGBT applicants a few years ago, which spawned your same exact question among many people.</p>

<p>I suppose it is based on the honesty policy. Perhaps they expect ECs to somehow include LGBT organizations, volunteer work, etc? I honestly don’t know.</p>

[Tzar09]

<p>Bitter straight white people (especially bitter straight white males) really irritate me. </p>

<p>Every time i see one whine about how the world is so stacked against him or her i feel like going over to all my minority and gay friends and just apologizing for my entire race/gender/orientation category.</p>

[Gryffon5147]

<p>^ Um… sure…</p>

[Tzar09]

<p>Hmmm…perhaps i should have read the thread before posting. It’s ok, just ignore my post until, idk, post 60, by which point this thread will have inevitably degenerated into a vaguely racist tirade against affirmative action. </p>

<p>Then my post will be more appropriate.</p>

[chaosakita]

<p>

Bitter straight white people (especially bitter straight white males) really irritate me.</p>

<p>Every time i see one whine about how the world is so stacked against him or her i feel like going over to all my minority and gay friends and just apologizing for my entire race/gender/orientation category.

</p>

<p>Yay! What do you say to bisexual Asian females against AA then?</p>

<p>EDIT: And yay! at pro-ana (I’m assuming) OP.</p>

[juillet]

<p>Graduate schools don’t weigh heavily on affirmative action. First of all, business and law school aren’t graduate school technically (they are professional schools.) Secondly, graduate/professional school is a whole different ball game from undergrad. In undergrad it may be in the schools’ best interests to attempt to recruit underrepresented minorities to the school, but at the top professional/grad schools even though they do reach out to underrepresented students the most important things are your stats – grades, test scores, research/work experience, letters of recommendation.</p>

[anorexic_abe]

<p>Ahhhh ok. Yea for my MBA I’m thinking harvard, uchicago, USC, Stanford, nyu, upenn, MIT, and Yale. This list is EXTREMELY premature and amorphous, but that’s the general caliber of schools I’m looking at for jd or MBA or both, for those that offer joint degrees. Any feedback on AA at these places? I can use any kind of advantadge available, and am planning to exploit my Mexican heritage profusely. LOL,</p>

[IBclass06]

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@Hillary2012

Middlebury introduced an affirmative action plan for LGBT applicants a few years ago, which spawned your same exact question among many people.

False. The admissions office at Middlebury specifically repudiated that claim.</p>

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@Robert S. Clagett

I want to clarify Middlebury College’s admissions policy as described in the article “Affirmative Action for Gay Students.” While Middlebury College welcomes students from diverse backgrounds, it has no admissions policy related to sexual orientation. Middlebury accepts only those applicants who have demonstrated evidence that they will succeed at the college academically and who will make positive contributions to its undergraduate community.</p>

<p>I apologize to you and your readers for any miscommunication that took place regarding Middlebury’s admissions process.

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@kwu

However, the UCs and Michigan can “weigh” certain factors strongly to achieve nearly the same result.

Yep. In fact, I was annoyed by the obnoxious extra essay Michigan required on its graduate application. :rolleyes:</p>

<p>This statement should be uploaded with the Rackham online application and should address the following: how have your background and life experiences, including cultural, geographical, financial, educational or other opportunities or challenges, motivated your decision to pursue a graduate degree at the University of Michigan?</p>