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All,
I would like to hear your opinion on this, why is it that "minorities" such as spanish and blacks get a bonus added to their application, yet minorities such as asians/east indians do not? This to me seems blatantly unfair. If anything, preference should be given to those with economic circumstances, but it seems that it is not fair to base it on race. It is inconsistent to let only certain minorities in, what makes latino or blacks gain preference over asians or east indians???
The case everyone says is oh, they are underrepresented in the field, so what? Do you think that because in sports asians/east indians are underrepresented, that they should be allowed into playing sports just because there are few of them? This would never be allowed in the sports world, which are jobs of a very comptetitive nature, why is it allowed in the academic world, where becoming a doctor is equally comptetitive?
Personally i hope in my time, preference for minorities is overturned, and preference will solely be based on economic status and upbringing.
I would like to hear your opinion on this, why is it that "minorities" such as spanish and blacks get a bonus added to their application, yet minorities such as asians/east indians do not? This to me seems blatantly unfair. If anything, preference should be given to those with economic circumstances, but it seems that it is not fair to base it on race. It is inconsistent to let only certain minorities in, what makes latino or blacks gain preference over asians or east indians???
The case everyone says is oh, they are underrepresented in the field, so what? Do you think that because in sports asians/east indians are underrepresented, that they should be allowed into playing sports just because there are few of them? This would never be allowed in the sports world, which are jobs of a very comptetitive nature, why is it allowed in the academic world, where becoming a doctor is equally comptetitive?
Personally i hope in my time, preference for minorities is overturned, and preference will solely be based on economic status and upbringing.