既然是选拔，就要保证公平，特别是弱势群体拥有均等的机会．
国内有个喜欢传播阴谋论的学三代（是某某参与过制造大规模杀伤武器的学部委员的外孙），鼓吹数理化越难越好．这种观点在老中里面非常流行．
"Here is Civil Rights principle: If you have a policy that affects one group in a far different way, more burdens, more obstacles than other groups, then you need to have a justification for choosing that policy"
"I appreciate the importance of math more than most, I believe, but I also appreciate the importance of opportunity"
--Christopher Edley
这个人是伯克利法学系主任，本科是数学专业的