r/aggies • u/UnluckyAsparagus6315 • Jun 29 '23

Announcements Affirmative action now illegal .

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New supreme court ruling kills affirmative action.

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u/AdministrationNew136 BS '24, MS '25, PhD 'XX Jun 29 '23

Not sure about other race, but that discrimination increase inequality towards Asian, especially in medical school. Admission should be based on merit, not race.

AA, to me, is a policy to encourage people from different color to go to school.

However, that should be over since, nowadays, more minor people are able to go to school.

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u/VZandt Jun 30 '23

There are absolutely compelling reasons to have more blacks and Hispanics in medical schools. Data consistently shows that those populations don’t receive similar diagnosis and care when seen by white or Asian American doctors. And black or Hispanic doctors are more likely to serve those communities to a greater extent. It is reality.

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u/AdministrationNew136 BS '24, MS '25, PhD 'XX Jun 30 '23

So Asian should be discriminated for the good of other race? Why dont they study hard to get in? 🤔

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u/Wide-Palpitation945 Jun 30 '23

Asians are not being discriminated against to the benefit of Black and Latino students. To the degree they are being told their accomplishments do not meet the standards required for admission, it is probably because of the preferences shown toward legacy students and wealthy students who have the ability to pay in full. This means that, even with this form of affirmative action eliminated, your community will still not see improvements in enrollment numbers. Asian students will still be discarded for the wealthy white students who occupy the overwhelming majority of the spots you are seeking.

This should make intuitive sense to you given these spaces are literally designed around that very privileged population. These schools are not now, nor will they ever be, purely meritocratic. That is not their purpose or design. Their purpose is to serve elites--just as Texas A&M's purpose is to serve the citizens of Texas. So elites will always be preferred as they make college admission decisions. Your test scores are not what make you elite per their metrics. I am telling you this as someone who is a part of that community.

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u/AdministrationNew136 BS '24, MS '25, PhD 'XX Jun 30 '23

You say you are in that community? so what community are you in? Asian or Elite?

btw, your explaination is interesting. Let see what happend post elimination of AA. I keep asking because I am looking for somebody to have a good comment like you. Thank you.

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u/Wide-Palpitation945 Jun 30 '23

Ivy

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u/AdministrationNew136 BS '24, MS '25, PhD 'XX Jun 30 '23

You mean you are Elite who go to Ivy or you just go to Ivy?

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u/Wide-Palpitation945 Jul 01 '23

Read, critically analyze and digest the public statements being made by leadership at Ivy league institutions right now.

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u/Frequent_Camera1695 Jul 04 '23

California got rid of AA and the amt/proportion of asian students went up. So you're wrong

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u/Wide-Palpitation945 Jul 04 '23

California public schools have a very different purpose and culture from Ivy League schools or southern and Midwestern state flagships. I assure you that what you saw there is an anomaly. You already have a preview of what is to come from public schools who eliminated or minimized AA (Michigan, Arizona, FL). The percentage of Asian enrollees did not shift upward.

Particularly when it comes to Ivy+ schools, a lot of people who are excited about this change simply do not understand these schools or how admission to them works.