1. Who told you that affirmative action students have C+ or B-? Stating that they do, is first and foremost racist. Affirmative action students also score A or A-.
if Affirmative action students also score A or A-, then there is absolutly no need for affirmative action
They will be admitted based on merit , if they match up to the best of the applicant pool
demanding Affirmative action is an admission you do not believe visible minorities or women can compete vs. white males
I believe they can compete
2. To answer your question. Yes, it is fair.
no it is not
you are discriminating against white students for wrongs committed before they were born
it is both discriminatory and vengeful
it is also fair, to pass over a minority with an A or A- and instead opt to enroll a white student with a C+
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if marks are the criteria, the minority student gets the nod
it is bewildering to think you did not understand this
It is fair to pass on people with higher scores because it is your overall profile that matters. People with stellar extracurriculars, or people who have a unique profile, or people who are from a little known country, or people who have low scores but are entrepreneurial or have shown entrepreneurial qualities
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all reasonable considerations except country of origin, that is irrelevant
people who have gone through tough times in life like civil war,
that is also irrelevant
sorry you had to experience war up close however that is not relevant
unless one served in the military and acquired the discipline and team work experience required
or people who have very unique past job experiences and so on.
this is relevant
Schools dont want to enroll nerds. They want a student body that is socially and experientially diverse.
that pendulum has swung too far to the left
graduating thousands of soon to be unemployable social justice warriors, whose present career appears to gluing themselves to freeways and / or art work
schools actually
need to enroll students who will be successful in a program which leads to employment
For example, let us consider the University of Toronto's Rotman school of business. Their current average GMAT score is 661 to 730. If a white Canadian student applies with a 740, and has to compete with a student from Papua New Guinea with a score of 660 and a very unique profile and life experiences, it is likely that the Canadian student may get passed over for the international student. Because the international student adds more to the experiences of the student body, than the garden variety white Canadian guy. Mind you this is not even affirmative action, but this is just an example of how admissions work
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and that would be wrong
740 is a very strong score
i have observed the progress of +700 scores through a similar program, they outperformed and by a significant amount
a 700+ score should be a layup admission , independent of race
I have also observed some (but not all) English as a second language students struggle in programs,
communication and presentation skills were abysmal
Hard working, highly analytical , truly nice people, however, very quite and reserved people who needed to be assigned work in any team orientated exercise
nice hard working people, however limited leadership potential
on a more positive note: Similar minorities with more English experience struggled far less
Businees absolutly requires strong communication skills
That is how hat is how admissions work,t., and they are right.
you mean that is how admissions did work,
apparently not in the USA , according to their supreme court
T The purpose of education is not just to score grades and graduate, it is to expose students to a diversity of experiences and learning. Otherwise it is just rote learning.
The purpose of education is to prepare students for the next phase of their life, which for many is entering the workforce
work is far more demanding than school
A well educated ,
productive workforce it is a requirement for a healthy economy,
A healthy economy, is a requirement for a healthy peaceful society
Affirmative action is both discriminatory and vengeful
