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Old 12-01-2008, 03:10 PM   #67 (permalink)
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cyn--admissions to princeton etc is not simply a matter of grades and sat scores.
there's alot of emphasis placed on recommendation letters and personal experiences/abilities as well. and that's not a bad thing---in my travels through schools like that, i found that being able to do well and being interesting in the classroom are not necessarily the same thing. i doubt seriously that mister li's suit will end up winning.

but if you want to be snippy about ivy league admissions policies, try taking a look at legacies. the kids of alumnii, particularly alumnii who give money to the universities, are not the same as for other people. it's an example of class discrimination, but because it requires actually addressing class, there aren't a whole lot of lawsuits that get press, and still fewer that get press which includes commentary from that nitwit ward connerly...
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