My son, a "URM", went to MIT in the early teens. I confess I struggled with the fact that I *knew* his application would be viewed differently because of his skin color. Thus, despite a 1590 SAT, national awards in math, physics, and chess, radically accelerated coursework in math and physics (upper-division college-level work), physics research, and being an outstanding musician, baseball player, and all-around great person, affirmative action somehow diminishes his accomplishments. (He was admitted to all his colleges including several Ivies, and he certainly is an outlier in his accomplishments, but...) It's a conundrum.
I like John's comments: let's work on improving education when kids are younger. We opted to homeschool and I'm a strong supporter of school choice.
My son, a "URM", went to MIT in the early teens. I confess I struggled with the fact that I *knew* his application would be viewed differently because of his skin color. Thus, despite a 1590 SAT, national awards in math, physics, and chess, radically accelerated coursework in math and physics (upper-division college-level work), physics research, and being an outstanding musician, baseball player, and all-around great person, affirmative action somehow diminishes his accomplishments. (He was admitted to all his colleges including several Ivies, and he certainly is an outlier in his accomplishments, but...) It's a conundrum.
I like John's comments: let's work on improving education when kids are younger. We opted to homeschool and I'm a strong supporter of school choice.