tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435692.post114565758191468285..comments2023-10-22T08:23:13.096-07:00Comments on Tiny's: Whites screwed, but it's ok!Tinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14599694563836050971noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435692.post-1146167608300595592006-04-27T12:53:00.000-07:002006-04-27T12:53:00.000-07:00anonymous,Ya you're right...what am I thinking...t...anonymous,<BR/><BR/>Ya you're right...what am I thinking...the admissions office at the people's republic of Berkeley are not looking at race anymore...my mistake..HAHAHAHATinyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14599694563836050971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435692.post-1146165032675764722006-04-27T12:10:00.000-07:002006-04-27T12:10:00.000-07:00Wait... preference to Asians? Tiny, I guess I'm st...Wait... preference to Asians? Tiny, I guess I'm still confused. Berkeley has intentionally gone to a race-blind admissions policy. I have a hard time seeing the argument that Asians are getting affirmative-action help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435692.post-1146014557014979522006-04-25T18:22:00.000-07:002006-04-25T18:22:00.000-07:00Hey Schad-man,Actually my point, which I admit I r...Hey Schad-man,<BR/><BR/>Actually my point, which I admit I rarely make clear or even come close to, is that the usual complainers won't complain because in their mind the right people are getting an advantage. Yes, Asian's clearly value education and drill that into their kids more than most....and Berkeley in particular was previously (and some say it still goes on) giving preference to Asians.Tinyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14599694563836050971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435692.post-1145891978370213592006-04-24T08:19:00.000-07:002006-04-24T08:19:00.000-07:00So okay, unless I misread the article, there was n...So okay, unless I misread the article, there was no artificial/affirmative action type selection going on here. Just that the majority of accepted qualified applicants to Cal were Asian. And while that's vastly disproportionate with respect to the overall state population, it's explained by (1) the fact that California has one of the largest Asian populations in the country, and (2) generally speaking, culturally, Asians are driven academically more so than other ethnic groups. <BR/><BR/>In terms of statistics, I'd want to see the ethnic breakdown of the total application pool vs. the total admissions pool, or admissions vs. the total population of the state, but only for 17-20 year olds (i.e., typical college bound citizens) -- I think either would be more revealing and less shocking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435692.post-1145729373534858482006-04-22T11:09:00.000-07:002006-04-22T11:09:00.000-07:00I'm happy if each student WITH NO CONSIDERATION FO...I'm happy if each student WITH NO CONSIDERATION FOR THEIR COLOR OR RACE gets evaluated with equal consideration against every other applicant! That's not what has been going on. My point is that nobody will now complain that a minority has suddenly gotten more than their fair share... the "fair share" are hypocritesTinyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14599694563836050971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435692.post-1145675150622981162006-04-21T20:05:00.000-07:002006-04-21T20:05:00.000-07:00Tiny,I'm confused. I assume that you are implying ...Tiny,<BR/><BR/>I'm confused. I assume that you are implying we should just assume that the overrepresentation of Asians and underrepresentation of non-Asian minorities washes out. Is that what you're trying to imply? Or are you genuinely unhappy that whites don't get a "fair share"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com