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I would like to see a lot more scientific corroboration of the validity of emotional intelligence before it is used as part of university admissions process. Li

• WildUtah 12y ago
  "cultural bias minefield" Most of the techniques discussed in the article's assessments are aimed at reducing the number of Asian-Americans and nerdy introverts. The promoters always have a load of code words, but the college leadership and fundraisers know what they're doing. Since the equal opportunity lawsuits were ended -- at request of elite college insiders -- by Bush 41 in the 1990s, the rates of Asian admissions in elite colleges went down and hit a ceiling at 15%. The University of California is looking constantly for ways to duplicate the success of ethnic cleansing at elite private schools.
  • GabrielF00 12y ago
    The use of the term "ethnic cleansing", which refers to systematic attempts to expel and, in many cases, murder people based on their ethnicity, is not appropriate in this context. Your use of the term makes your post, which otherwise raises important and historically-relevant points, lose considerable credibility.
    • james1071 12y ago
      This is an argument against the style, but not the substance of what the person has said.