<p>"Harvard turns away half of the perfectly-scoring candidates (kid<em>4</em>jc)" That's because that half usually does nothing but study and has no life...not kidding. Harvard wants PEOPLE, not robots.
Also..."I understand that you are black and probably feel guilty about getting accepting when, stats-wise, there are more qualified non-minority students, but the point ICantThinkOfName2 and I made is not in question, it is a fact. (desertman)" Why should she (?) feel guilty? Stats don't mean everything...if Harvard/wherever accepted her, they probably did so because she would fit well into that year's class. I go to Harvard and I've noticed that it's about an equal mix of "races"; maybe more whites, yes, but I haven't seen anything to imply that minorities have a higher chance of getting in or whatever. Have you thought about the fact that more who apply get in because less apply, so therefore the proportion/percentage WITHIN that minority is higher? Never accept a statistic without knowing its full context.
I hope that didn't sound bitter...I'm just stating my opinion. I really don't care, actually...just thought it was interesting that she should feel guilty about something that wasn't under her control. Harvard/wherever could have rejected her if they did find one of these "more qualified non-minority students". 'Tis truth, statistics aside. Either that, or she would have been replaced by another minority student.
Thoughts anyone?
~lb</p>