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MosheFeingold

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8. And like Asians

Reply to IronLionZion (Reply #3)

Fri Jun 15, 2018, 04:04 PM

Jun 2018

Jews were subject to inverse affirmative action for years at these schools.

I remember my kids being told to use their mothers name on applications and to leave off obviously Jewish extra curriculars.

The inperson interview was harder to fake. My son ditched his yarmulke and shaved.

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Harvard Rated Asian-American Applicants Lower on Personality Traits, Lawsuit Says [View all] Jose Garcia Jun 2018 OP

Well, you gotta rate them low on something dalton99a Jun 2018 #1

Harvard. What a shitty thing to do. Maybe get off that 30+ BILLION you're sitting on. 7962 Jun 2018 #2

Harvard does a decent job with fin aid. Igel Jun 2018 #5

George W. Bush went to Harvard IronLionZion Jun 2018 #3

Yes, "you" did! (persist) deurbano Jun 2018 #4

And like Asians MosheFeingold Jun 2018 #8

Jews and Indians IronLionZion Jun 2018 #10

And he was an "affirmative action" acceptee at Yale: his brother and dad ... marble falls Jun 2018 #11

He was a Yale undergrad but did get an MBA from Harvard. CTyankee Jun 2018 #12

Post removed Post removed Jun 2018 #6

Wow, that is pretty bigoted, ochem. SMH Hekate Jun 2018 #7

Once again, a sound argument for diversity in the Admissions Committee Hekate Jun 2018 #9