Because I could tinker with robots, but I couldn't change my race. The difference is so striking I don't see how you can make this analogy.
> > The problem is that admissions, be it to a school or a company, > usually comes down to a subjective measure (for general positions). > > For example, applicants to top schools are usually first screened for > GPA and test scores which may leave you with a group, all with perfect > scores. Now what? At some point you have to come up with a signature > for your firm or school. > > MIT, for example, does this by saying they value innovation or > "doers". They want people who'll build and tinker vs. an academic all > star whose achievements are solely in books. Since they value that a > bit more than academics, they'll take a kid who won robot wars, but > with lower scores, than a kid with higher scores, but no robots. > > Why is that any different than race? Another institution may want > equal part of American blacks, whites, Hispanics, and Asians. If > their quota of whites is full they start taking the top blacks. As > long as it's a private institution, who cares? > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:144288 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
