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by throwaway37585 2926 days ago
“There's no evidence at all that these Asian Americans aren't boring cookie-cutter kids”

Ah yes, a classic case of proving the negative. What about extracurriculars? What’s your criterion?

There’s no evidence at all that other races “aren't boring cookie-cutter kids”, as you put it. Yet the fact that Asian Americans perform better academically implies you are claiming otherwise:

“Asian-Americans scored higher than applicants of any other racial or ethnic group on admissions measures like test scores, grades and extracurricular activities, according to the analysis commissioned by a group that opposes all race-based admissions criteria.”

So enlighten us.