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Hjort,

Sometimes I just don't like the word "Elite", but it is thrown around these forums so often. It just implies that some people are better than others. And to a small extent this is true. However, we all have different talents and different circumstances. I for one am so glad more school are thinking about diversity. What I really love about BW's rankings are the column that shows Minority Representation. It truly shows that this is something important. I don't know that exact percentage for minorities in the U.S., but I believe I tried to calculated... and it was around 25%!!! There figures change and that was just Hispanics and African-Americans. Yet some of this schools are showing shameful percentages like 4%!!!.... talk about Elitism in the 21st century. I think it should be Meritocracy, but with a helping hand. I don't know the exact solution to the problem -- I wish I did. But I like the trend at some schools. I hate the upward trend to requiring super High GMAT scores. I think they are not indicative of actually anything. I think GPAs should be looked at closer. And the top schools require high GPAs... but also other things like entrepreneurial spirit will we be ever able to test that? Look at some of the richest men & women in the world they totally skipped B-school: Bill Gates (no college degree), Michael Dell (no college degree), Sir Richard Branson (I think no MBA), Donald Trump (bachelor's from Wharton), Oprah Winfrey (I think she's got a journalism degree). Anyways I think schools should come a lot closer to represent the percentage of minorities in the U.S. I am still no closer to a solution, but at least a vented a little. Thanks