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Lawsuits like this, I'd imagine. Also, waaaaaay more asians need to be running for Congress. It's getting better but they're still underrepresented slightly (
by IvyAdmisions 8y ago
Lawsuits like this, I'd imagine.
Also, waaaaaay more asians need to be running for Congress. It's getting better but they're still underrepresented slightly (4.8% of reps are asian while 5.6% of americans are).
- bedhead 8y agoAsians evidently are too smart to want to get involved in politics. Gotta respect that. (not joking)
- siosonel 8y agoThis reply demonstrates the problem that an admission process is trying to address. The reply makes it seem like Ivy league admission is like a game to master for some students. Whereas graduates of top schools like Harvard are generally expected to become leaders who care about bigger issues, to have been informed by historical patterns and long term trends. These future leaders must know how to emphatize and care about much more than just getting ahead. (I'm an Asian, btw, if that helps inform the reader of where I'm coming from.)
- bedhead 8y agoIt was a comment about the quality of people that go into politics, nothing more. There is little incentive for smart, ambitious people to enter anymore.
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- IvyAdmisions 8y agoAgreed. Here's how I put it elsewhere in this thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17336374 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17336374
- gspetr 8y agoBut Jews aren't? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Jewish_American_politicians https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Jewish_American_politi... 3/9 of the Supreme Court Justices are listed as Jewish. Not sure what your argument is. The definition of "smartness" seems to be very subjective in this case.