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They want diversity and if only 15% of applicants are female its not really in a schools best interest to have a class that is 85% male. The fact that there are different bars for different people to get over to get in is a fact of life. Is it unfair maybe so but they do it for a reason. Go to any business school and the percentages of different groups dont match reality...schools dont try to make it look like the US census but they try to keep it from being too heavily swayed one way. Far more asians and indians are in the schools than in the US population. Far fewer black compared to US. Women make up between 30-40% at most schools, so a lot less than in the world as a whole.
I have not met a female at my school who I dont think is qualified to be here...no matter what race and how "easy" it was for them to get in. So yes they may have a better chance of getting in than an asian american male but would you want to be in a class where they just took the top applicants without regard for diversity?
I have not met a female at my school who I dont think is qualified to be here...no matter what race and how "easy" it was for them to get in. So yes they may have a better chance of getting in than an asian american male but would you want to be in a class where they just took the top applicants without regard for diversity?
26 Oct 2008, 15:49
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Posts like the one on the previous page make me very mad. It's not being "politically correct" to think that diversity is a good thing and fosters a better learning environment. It's common sense.
In fact, it's ridiculous if some of you think you can somehow quantify "merit" - a high GMAT and high GPA do not a great MBA student make. Let's just assume admissions committees know what they are doing if they are admitting 25-year old women over 29-year old men with "superior" statistics.
And I'm not sure what to say to someone who seems to suggest our economy is screwed because immature 25-year old managers who went to HBS don't know what they're doing.
I'll say it like it is - there need to be more women in leadership positions, and if business schools are rolling out incentives (or making things "easier") to get more women to enroll, I see nothing wrong with that EVEN if it means it will be harder for someone like myself to get admitted to my top choice school.
In fact, it's ridiculous if some of you think you can somehow quantify "merit" - a high GMAT and high GPA do not a great MBA student make. Let's just assume admissions committees know what they are doing if they are admitting 25-year old women over 29-year old men with "superior" statistics.
And I'm not sure what to say to someone who seems to suggest our economy is screwed because immature 25-year old managers who went to HBS don't know what they're doing.
I'll say it like it is - there need to be more women in leadership positions, and if business schools are rolling out incentives (or making things "easier") to get more women to enroll, I see nothing wrong with that EVEN if it means it will be harder for someone like myself to get admitted to my top choice school.
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Yes, I would wanna be in that class. As an Asian American male, I would rather be in that non diverse class than not be accepted in a diverse class. It is totally unfair if a more qualified candidate is rejected in favor of a less qualified candidate just because the school wants to maintain diversity. Its not my fault that a disproportionate number of smart/more qualified Asian Americans apply to business schools.
Btw, I do agree that the female candidates accepted are not underqualified as well. But just meeting all the requirements doesnt get you an admit from a top b-school!
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