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Yeah, I understand the loopholes that are available to make decisions based on factors that aren't allowed usually. And I'm not saying that the female candidates aren't qualified--in fact, for various reasons they may be more qualified than their male counterparts (especially if they're a double or triple threat, which, in academia, is someone diverse in two or three respects). But this is not supposed to be an explicit consideration, and the fact that it is just means that males with equal qualifications are not being considered. Even if it is not an insidious plot and more just a consequence of human psychology, it is still problematic; since, particularly, it is legally questionable, and we're all supposed to follow the laws.
I'm not sure you understand what it is for something to be illegal. If something is easily the source of lawsuits then it is probably illegal; if not there will be plausible arguments to be made for its illegality. Minimally, it is weird to hold both that you don't think it is likely to be illegal, but will also easily be a source of lawsuits.
 
Maybe affirmative action is normatively justified, but I know philosophers more accomplished than you that think raping an unconscious woman is sometimes morally neutral. So, I'm not quite sure how we should handle normative claims in the real world.

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To be clear, I don't think such a policy would likely be illegal, only that, if stated in writing, it could easily be the source of lawsuits and, especially under the current administration, possible Title IX complaints.
I also believe that affirmative action is normatively justified, but that wasn't the basis of my comment.

Can anyone claim Yale?

HPS

HPS or Phil?

Ahh, I see the problem here.

This is the philosophy acceptances thread - I see in your profile that you're interested in engineering, so you might want to check out their forum here: https://forum.thegradcafe.com/forum/32-engineering/
Congrats on the acceptance though! 

not rly

Completely fair, thanks for all your help this applications season!

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Can anyone claim the Michigan acceptance?

tl;dr

Waitlisted at UC Berkeley just now—Very happy!  Email says that "in the past we have very often been able to make offers to applicants on our wait list, so there is a good chance you will be offered admission."

That sounds super-encouraging!

Waitlisted at UC Berkeley just now—Very happy!  Email says that "in the past we have very often been able to make offers to applicants on our wait list, so there is a good chance you will be offered admission."

Waitlisted at UC Berkeley just now—Very happy!  Email says that "in the past we have very often been able to make offers to applicants on our wait list, so there is a good chance you will be offered admission."

Waitlisted at UC Berkeley just now—Very happy!  Email says that "in the past we have very often been able to make offers to applicants on our wait list, so there is a good chance you will be offered admission."

me!!!!!!!!
been perusing this forum over the last month or so but never bothered to make an account - got a call on my cell in the middle of work, super excited!! this is the first school I've heard back from!

Can anyone claim the Berkeley acceptance?

Can anyone claim the Berkeley acceptance?

Unless I'm missing something, if the amount of money is constant, wouldn't you want a 9 month stipend instead of a 12 month stipend?

PGR is useful. not perfect, not terrible, useful.
Leiter-related gossip is useless.

Rejected from everywhere, Jan. 15th, got a call from "gut feeling" and "anxiety."

Submitted all 10 of mine. Hoping to catch up on some hobbies and assume I'm not getting in until I start hearing news.