Agorism
02-27-2012, 10:48 PM
How elite colleges discriminate against Asians
http://polipundit.com/?p=36331
Q2. Why do elite colleges discriminate against Asian-American applicants?
A2. Since almost all College Admissions Directors are politically liberal, they have a desire for their student bodies to racially mirror the population as a whole. But the large number of qualified and outstanding Asian-American applicants to schools like Stanford, Harvard and Cal threaten to overwhelm their schools’ student demographics–to the point where the student bodies would no longer have a plurality of white students. That’s where they draw the line.
Q3. What does this discrimination mean for the highly-qualified Asian-American applicant?
A3. It means that your application will be subjected to a higher standard of admission. College admissions directors will say that in addition to academic criteria, their applicants will be evaluated through “holistic” methods. This is a code word for racial discrimination and an undocumented quota system. It’s no wonder that Asian applicants refer to their ethnicity as “the anti-hook”—meaning that it hurts their chances for admission.
Q4. How can my Asian-American child overcome these obstacles?
A4. By recognizing that anti-Asian bias exists, and then completing the college applications with an emphasis on countering this bias. Generally speaking, that means Asian students need to approach the admissions process in a completely different manner than the white or non-Asian applicant.Asian Advantage has developed a unique 4-step approach to neutralizing anti-Asian bias in the college application process. Our methods may appear to be counter-intuitive at first, but make perfect sense when taking discrimination into account.
Q5. Why can’t I just “Be Myself” on my college applications?
A5. You can, but you’ll lower your chances of getting into college versus the general applicant pool. That’s because Asian-American applicants are usually better prepared for college than their non-Asian counterparts, and highlighting certain aspects of that preparation places him or her in danger of being labeled a “robot” by the admissions committee members. That’s a prelude to rejection.
Q6. What do you mean by “robot”?
A6. The typical profile of the Asian “robot” is the well-rounded student who excels in multiple areas. In academics, this usually includes science and math, and in extracurricular activities, music and volunteering. Thus, you’ll see many of these Asian-American applicants with high grades and SAT/ACT scores, along with a seemingly impressive list of awards and achievements in science fairs, musical competitions and school-based activities like debate and the robotics club.
Q7. Isn’t discrimination against the law?
A7. Yes. But today, colleges are careful not to leave a paper trail with explicit quota figures or notes on an application like “Mary is an Asian robot”. The Ivy League schools (most notably Harvard and Brown) actually did leave a paper trail back in the 1980s, with snide and racially-tinged comments about Asian applicants that they later rejected. But all the US Department of Justice did was to give them a slap on the wrist and say “Don’t do that again!”
http://polipundit.com/?p=36331
Q2. Why do elite colleges discriminate against Asian-American applicants?
A2. Since almost all College Admissions Directors are politically liberal, they have a desire for their student bodies to racially mirror the population as a whole. But the large number of qualified and outstanding Asian-American applicants to schools like Stanford, Harvard and Cal threaten to overwhelm their schools’ student demographics–to the point where the student bodies would no longer have a plurality of white students. That’s where they draw the line.
Q3. What does this discrimination mean for the highly-qualified Asian-American applicant?
A3. It means that your application will be subjected to a higher standard of admission. College admissions directors will say that in addition to academic criteria, their applicants will be evaluated through “holistic” methods. This is a code word for racial discrimination and an undocumented quota system. It’s no wonder that Asian applicants refer to their ethnicity as “the anti-hook”—meaning that it hurts their chances for admission.
Q4. How can my Asian-American child overcome these obstacles?
A4. By recognizing that anti-Asian bias exists, and then completing the college applications with an emphasis on countering this bias. Generally speaking, that means Asian students need to approach the admissions process in a completely different manner than the white or non-Asian applicant.Asian Advantage has developed a unique 4-step approach to neutralizing anti-Asian bias in the college application process. Our methods may appear to be counter-intuitive at first, but make perfect sense when taking discrimination into account.
Q5. Why can’t I just “Be Myself” on my college applications?
A5. You can, but you’ll lower your chances of getting into college versus the general applicant pool. That’s because Asian-American applicants are usually better prepared for college than their non-Asian counterparts, and highlighting certain aspects of that preparation places him or her in danger of being labeled a “robot” by the admissions committee members. That’s a prelude to rejection.
Q6. What do you mean by “robot”?
A6. The typical profile of the Asian “robot” is the well-rounded student who excels in multiple areas. In academics, this usually includes science and math, and in extracurricular activities, music and volunteering. Thus, you’ll see many of these Asian-American applicants with high grades and SAT/ACT scores, along with a seemingly impressive list of awards and achievements in science fairs, musical competitions and school-based activities like debate and the robotics club.
Q7. Isn’t discrimination against the law?
A7. Yes. But today, colleges are careful not to leave a paper trail with explicit quota figures or notes on an application like “Mary is an Asian robot”. The Ivy League schools (most notably Harvard and Brown) actually did leave a paper trail back in the 1980s, with snide and racially-tinged comments about Asian applicants that they later rejected. But all the US Department of Justice did was to give them a slap on the wrist and say “Don’t do that again!”