<p>:). I was just saying that I think you are religious about this issue. You've made up your mind about the surpassing goodness of every aspect of MIT admissions, and facts don't appear likely to sway you. </p>
<p>Isn't it disturbing enough that the person still in charge of selecting every class said something so blatantly antithetical to the ideal of considering every applicant on an equal footing? Now we're debating whether Marilee Jones still thinks you should get a different process based on what color you are, or whether she's changed her mind. But at least that's closer to the right debate to be having.</p>