Dragonrider's Death

@JosephGran53660 @Facts_R_Good @Michael96451896 @drterrysimpson It doesn't. But we know that class only has 11 Black students. So even someone assuming that none of those 11 were in the 518+ club could interpolate that ~80% of those accepted MCAT scores below 518 are not Black. Those under 518 are 41% of the class, so such scores are normal.

@Facts_R_Good @Michael96451896 @drterrysimpson Where does it show their race?

You have finally abandoned the euphemisms and said what you actually believe: that Black professionals are presumptively inferior unless they outperform everyone else by overwhelming margins. A person scoring in the 95th percentile becomes “unqualified” the moment they are Black. That is not meritocracy - Perhaps you are upset that there are actually students who would score better than you would, that are superior to you in test scores, and superior to any medical school in the state of California. Where is the racism here? Oh wait - we see it.

The crazy part about this Yale thing is that it just shows folks are going to complain about black people whether they meet the metric or not. It’s sad but not surprising. Through this whole thing we figured out that Yale admits about 10 black students per year. We also learned the median GPA and MCAT of black students admitted to Yale was a 3.88 and 518 MCAT. (These are insanely good scores for anyone. ) For those of you that don’t know Median means half have higher half have lower. Therefore 5 of out of the 10 or 50% had a HIGHER GPA and MCAT than 3.88 and 518. Hopefully the merit crew can all agree without question on their admission. Now, about the 5 that had lower. Many would argue as they have in my comments for the last 3 days “these are the people taking Someone else’s spot” But is that true compared to the data from the rest of the class? This table here shows the latest available data showing MCAT and GPA of all accepted students at Yale. It shows that of those accepted 60 had greater than a 518 MCAT and 56 had less than 518. So 52% had above and 48% had below a 518. Remember the split was 50/50 for black students. This is not a statistically significant difference in entrance standards. Nearly half of Yale’s entering class that year had an MCAT of less than 518. Only 5 out of the 56 who did were black. The other 51 were white students, Asian students etc. There were 10 students who applied with > 518 who didn’t receive admission. Why is the merit of the 51 from those groups who did get admissions not being called into question. Why is nobody saying that they stole someone else’s seat. Why is it that the merit calculator only comes out when the student is black student whether they reached that 95 percentile mark or not. Why are they only ones being scrutinized? Thats what I have an issue with. Either we scrutinize every student that got in below that mark, all 56 of them, or we admit the scrutiny was never really about merit. You have to Pick one. The reality is the admissions process is about so much more than just MCAT and GPA. If someone writes in your letter of recommendation that you’re the rudest most pompous person they’ve ever come in contact with you’re not going to get in. If you cannot hold a conversation in an interview and you are extremely awkward, you are not going to get in. physicians have to be smart yes but they also should be personable,compassionate, professional , empathetic and if you can’t show that through your letters, your activities, your personal statement, your interview because all you can do well is answer multiple-choice questions you are not going to get in and this goes for everyone black white whatever. A 528 means nothing if you can’t look a scared patient in the eye and make them feel safe. Admissions committees know that. Patients know that. The only people who don’t seem to know it are the ones counting other people’s scores instead of building their own résumés.

@DocLibertarian @drterrysimpson This chart doesn't say what you think because it lacks the raw numbers. If, for example, 10,000 Asian applicants apply and only two Black applicants apply, 6% would mean 600 Asians got admitted and 56% would mean 1 of those two Black applicants got admitted.

@FriendofUST @drterrysimpson

I understand why many Asian families feel frustrated in elite admissions systems. In intensely competitive environments, there is a real perception — and sometimes evidence — that exceptional academic performance still does not guarantee admission. That feeling should not be dismissed. But admissions committees also confront another reality: if you have 100 applicants from privileged, high-performing educational pipelines with nearly identical scores, resumes, research access, tutoring, and opportunities, it is not irrational to also value the applicant who achieved similar academic success despite poverty, instability, underfunded schools, family hardship, or lack of institutional advantages. That is not abandoning merit. It is recognizing that achievement exists in context. And medicine especially is not merely selecting expert test takers. It is selecting future physicians who will care for human beings across every class, culture, language, and circumstance in society. The irony is that many people who defend “objective merit” often become deeply uncomfortable the moment merit is evaluated in anything broader than a percentile ranking.

@DocLibertarian @drterrysimpson Proof? Citation? Just your vibes? "Dramatically lower scores" is a melodramatic phrase that requires proof.

@FriendofUST @drterrysimpson That applicant is getting shut out by people with dramatically lower scores and more help by a system that prioritizes diversity over merit.

@DocLibertarian @drterrysimpson That kind of applicant is exactly who OP wants. He has repeatedly mentioned economic and geographic diversity all week as important to train docs who will work in all places and with all populations. But you choose to ignore all of it because of your one axe to grind.

@drterrysimpson Unadulterated bunk! So many poor Asian kids working in their parents restaurants and stores. Why not them? Why do they not deserve the same chance as a black kid who has gone to prep school and has two parents who are a doctor and a lawyer?

@catpoopburglar @marielatrasi @drterrysimpson "catpoolburglar" is willfully ignoring all points made about someone getting 99th percentile scores with every privilege out there is not as impressive as someone who gets a high score w/o a lifetime of tutoring, test prep, and only working jobs that pad a resume, not pay bills.

No, the question we are asking is why so many Asians with higher test scores are rejected in favor of other favored minorities. If you are saying it is because a holistic admissions process that values empathy over test scores, you still have to demonstrate that the Asians with high test scores rejected were some how worse in “empathy”

@fairytraumadump @danonsjimin It also doesn't help that they're trying SO hard for virality. Nothing is natural.

@danonsjimin I saw this criticism on tiktok where an influencer commented that the girls have not had a single viral moment despite all the promotions and interviews because the one who brought humor and personalities to these scenarios was Manon and without her there is no spark and I agree

exactly. and the difference without her is incredibly loud

@EsotericMarina @nicoqeii @pinkmlvn And now they're blocking people after personally insulting them? Can't change the fact that her face is NOT NATURAL. Please accept reality, and ask yourself why believing that an idol from a major world plastic-surgery capital somehow never indulged is so important to you.

@EsotericMarina @nicoqeii @pinkmlvn Riiight? Like, I was genuinely confused by the disconnect between the images, that look like they came from a Lorry Hill video of Before & After, and the commenter's words.

omg she genuinely can’t move her face anymore bruh 💔

@jellyijayy The statement also seems ignorant of how long ago GNTM was filmed. Manon really was a full member of Katseye and of course said so. This is stupid.

??? HOW DID WHAT

@Effleurerr @defenderofall7 Omg, it's more of the Missy/HxG "showing up" brainwashing, the manipulation of "if you really loved your sister members, you would show up no matter what." It's not about your health or well-being. It's about how much you love your group. Then Lara repeated the idea last week. 😬

@defenderofall7 Reading this again and realizing they mention showing up. My question is how was Manon suppose to show up when they forced her on a haitus?

ILLIT’s announcement vs Katseye’s announcement. Mind you the group had no activities when Manon’s announcement was announced💀. The only time they talked about her was in the first paragraph and the rest is about the group and the fans🙃.

@Iuctuosa For people who need freedom units, this is 5'7" and 143lbs. That woman in the AI photo easily weighs 50lbs more than that. Ridiculous.

170 boyunda bir kadının 65 kg böyle görünme ihtimali yok… balık etli bile olmaz

It was because we didn't have social media to allow racists to rile each other up. If anyone was bothered by it they had to do so in private.

It’s incredible how “if we meet people’s basic needs, they’ll stop working” and “billionaires are hard workers” coexist in people’s minds.

@AalihaT @eradicatekaren And she was obviously in a very white place that might have been as racist as she is being in the replies. So of course more girls dresses as Madonna in her crappy town. That's not a reflection of global impact. I just hate that Madge is catching strays because of this idiot.

@eradicatekaren I’m sorry but their metric being people dressing up is killing me😭

I hate how yall wanna change history

@qweed @eradicatekaren There are. They're drag queens. She even appeared with a dozen of them doing different versions of her for an MTV Awards show. But that doesn't compare to MJ's impact. Madonna was huge, is iconic. But it's still not MJ.

@eradicatekaren In my entire life, I've never even heard of a Madonna impersonator. She was popular for being controversial, that's mainly it.

@Ltl1stimecaller @reyscarradine Yes, came to say that Rey's introduction is great in part because it includes the only notable ST addition to the Williams SW score canon.

@reyscarradine And John Williams Gives us another classic score.

rey’s introduction is still one of my favorite scenes in the movie. it tells us so much about her as a character without her saying a word and it’s just *chef’s kiss*

Ah, yes, the life of "The Acolyte" fan. #RenewTheAcolyte

So we're back to "If the five aren't speaking in something, it's because they aren't allowed--Their CONTRACTS!" but if Manon, who is literally in a legal battle and negotiations while in a forced hiatus, doesn't speak, "wHY isN't She TalKiNg??!?!!" Ok.

@factspeakwr @dykemedla You mean the "fully black girl" that Missy bounced from the program for an infraction that she tried to prove she didn't do and it appeared others did and were allowed to stay? Naisha is your rebuttal about nasty Missy?

@dykemedla because manon was lazy during da. manon wasn’t even the only black girl in that show talk less there was a fully black girl there aswell