re: Often unqualified affirmative action students like Kamala Harris fail the bar exam

anyone care to guess Sheila Jackson Lee's education? she is also the meanest boss in DC. LINK

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i will say it's legitimately stupid that NI is on the bar

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That section was the one I worried the most about - not because it necessarily difficult but because it was so boring that I struggled focusing when studying it.

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There MAY BE about 10 attorneys in the entire state legitimately doing any work in that area

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yeah i know a few who use it occasionally b/c they represent banks but it's a very small population

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I thought the MBE was easy.

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Dude two correct answers upsets my apple cart, give me an essay so I can spew the bullshite

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There is a cartoon that perfectly summarizes this

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Nah.

It does point to the consequence of affirmative action policies, though.

I am going to have to look up more information on the disparity between minority scores and standard scores in order to give an appropriate response.

However, lets look at the event in which the donor's son or daughter does indeed make the necessary scores. Safety's point still stands, albeit for a different reason.

The fact of the matter is that many whites are accepting of nepotism over racial preference, even if the nepotism in question is more of a barrier.

Even more "affirmative action friendly"' institutions will over go so far. There is only a handful of blacks and Hispanics that make it in the best schools as opposed to those whites who have better family connections over other whites.

Nepotism within the system is overall a much more likely reason a smart white or asian person got the short end of the stick. Think of it this way, alot of elite white people are mildly racist - why would they put credibility on the line for a black person?

That comment in the OP makes the entire thread a troll in my opinion... Also gives some idea of the mentality of that poster.

If each state is giving everyone the same test , what is problem? Are they saying that Blacks can't learn the law and pass the test the same as other ethnics groups? And I'm tired of hearing " racist' I mean unless we have something from the Martian race we cant have "racism'. We have different ethnic groups, not races!

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I am going to have to look up more information on the disparity between minority scores and standard scores in order to give an appropriate response.

However, lets look at the event in which the donor's son or daughter does indeed make the necessary scores. Safety's point still stands, albeit for a different reason.

The fact of the matter is that many whites are accepting of nepotism over racial preference, even if the nepotism in question is more of a barrier.

Even more "affirmative action friendly"' institutions will over go so far. There is only a handful of blacks and Hispanics that make it in the best schools as opposed to those whites who have better family connections over other whites.

Nepotism within the system is overall a much more likely reason a smart white or asian person got the short end of the stick. Think of it this way, alot of elite white people are mildly racist - why would they put credibility on the line for a black person?

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I disagree with your last statement but this post is everything.

They prefer nepotism over racial preference because it benefits THEM. That's it. I wish they would just admit it.

40% of harvards incoming freshman class has a legacy connection.

40%. Yet someone will bitch about the 15% POC population as if they are all merit less.

Why shouldn't we check the merits of the legacy kids and see if they aren't lesser qualified.

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They prefer nepotism over racial preference because it benefits THEM. That's it

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There you go again. Viewing everyone on a racial team.

I will never benefit from ivy league nepotism

Neither will my children