Jenny Lin's Comments
Weoei, I think it's terribly unfair to stereotype Asians as a group of people who would under-perform in creative fields, "real" history, and social skills (ouch! that last one was really unnecessary.)
I think universities need to reevaluate their admissions process as a whole. I don't buy the argument that every tier one school would be chock-full of Asians if admissions officers were color-blind. Has anyone considered that perhaps more Asians are in the California universities simply because they know that they won't be discriminated against when they apply?
However, I'm glad at least some schools are willing to be honest now about how race is an obstacle for Asians applying to elite schools -- it seems that this has been an unspoken and unacknowledged truth for some time.
Time and time again I've heard admissions officers explaining why exceptional Asian applicants are turned down by claiming that they needed students who were more "well-rounded". As an Asian-American I found these explanations weak and mildly insulting -- why are people being led to believe that Asian students are not well-rounded (and I think Weoei's comments could speak to this)?
Schools need to call a spade a spade and admit that it's a race issue. At least once the admission is made, we can all discuss the problem openly.
I think universities need to reevaluate their admissions process as a whole. I don't buy the argument that every tier one school would be chock-full of Asians if admissions officers were color-blind. Has anyone considered that perhaps more Asians are in the California universities simply because they know that they won't be discriminated against when they apply?
However, I'm glad at least some schools are willing to be honest now about how race is an obstacle for Asians applying to elite schools -- it seems that this has been an unspoken and unacknowledged truth for some time.
Time and time again I've heard admissions officers explaining why exceptional Asian applicants are turned down by claiming that they needed students who were more "well-rounded". As an Asian-American I found these explanations weak and mildly insulting -- why are people being led to believe that Asian students are not well-rounded (and I think Weoei's comments could speak to this)?
Schools need to call a spade a spade and admit that it's a race issue. At least once the admission is made, we can all discuss the problem openly.
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