Ok people. You can't just say things like "you are the problem" & "you have no knowledge of racism". Explain and educate. Make valid points backed by solid reasoning. Otherwise your arguments are just emotional and essentially shit.

I'm a god damn academic, if you want to convince me of something then show me the merits of your argument. I don't expect someone like @uhinberg359 who is riding the coat tails of affirmative action to argue a position against a policy that makes it easier for him to get into better schools. But you should at least be able to make an argument for such policy.

A real argument. Please stop with the bull shit emotional appeals.

@71888 said:

@jhaldy10325 said:

Just to give you guys an idea I'm talking below 3.0. It's abysmal.

The good news is, for reporting purposes, there is absolutely no difference between a 3.2 and 2.5. They are both below the 25% range, so they get calculated the same.

This is just false. An applicant with a 2.0 has a significantly less chance of getting into a T14 or even a Top 30 school than a applicant with a 3.2. An applicant with a 2.0 pulls a schools median acceptance GPA down significantly more points than a person with a 3.2. This will make the school more reluctant to accept an applicant.

When your GPA is at the bottom 25%, schools don't just say "Oh, he hit the bottom 25%! GPAs below this are all equivalent!"

Columbia's 25% percentile GPA is 3.56. According to what you are saying, for reporting purposes, a person with a 3.55 is on the same playing field as a person with a 2.5, all other things being equal.

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