s/o part-Asians applying to college
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Anonymous
This isn't true at all. lol |
Anonymous
This perception of black people specifically has always existed even before the creation of affirmative action. The reverse psychological games white people like to play always seems to amaze me when this topic comes up. What even more funny is white people see themselves as the standard for humanity and that every white professional is competent just because. LOLOLOLOLOLOL |
Anonymous
Um, the OP said her child is part Vietnamese. Anyway, if I was going to pick the most underrepresented Asian group it wouldn't be Vietnamese. |
Anonymous
Totally for it as long as best colleges in Asia lets an equal amount of white people. |
Anonymous
You do realize we are talking about Americans of Asian descent, dummy. Some of whom have been here longer than some white people. |
Anonymous
You are absolutely idiotic. Even if your logic made sense (which it doesn't, at all; Asian Americans are American, full stop, so your invoking Asian colleges makes as much sense as invoking European colleges when talking about white Americans), guess what, you imbecile: white students are coveted at universities across east Asia. Westerners, especially white Westerners, have a significantly easier time gaining acceptance to some of Asia's most prestigious schools than natives. Check yourself, and try not to be a racist. |
Anonymous
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If you attend a selective school do you think you get a better job or receive better grad school opportunities than if you don't?
Historically this has been the experience of predominantly white grads but times are changing. One step forward and two steps back but it's changing. |
Anonymous
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I would be fine with Asian Americans being the vast majority of students at premier institutions. If they deserve it. Anyone who deserves it. It's how they do it at places like Caltech, and it's the right thing.
That was easy. You don't have to reach deep down to know what the right thing to do is, if you have common sense and ethics. They're Americans. Who cares about their physical experience? |
Anonymous
That is fascinating. Whites have an easier time getting into School in Asia? How does that work if it is done based on “merit”? Or is there some sort of what affirmative action program? I had never heard that it was easier for whites to get in there. |
Anonymous
Yes actually it is true. I’ve lived there. Husband taught at A level independent schools. The only thing UK schools care about is predicted grades. Not saying the won’t look at the rest of the students profile, but race and ethnicity and URM etc isn’t looked at the same way it is in the states. |
Anonymous
100% agree. Don't tick Asian... unless the applicant is applying to a lib art/humanities major. Agree that White is net-neutral. Or don't check anything... I think asking the question is racist and offensive... especially when some answers will disadvantage the applicant. |
Anonymous
In countries where colleges admit mainly based on scores - what happens when there are more applicants who meet the required scores? How do they reject them? The lowest scores - even if they are still above cutoff - get rejected? In this country, you often hear how students who were slackers in high school eventually get their act together and become successful. What happens to those type of people? Is their future severely limited because they were slackers in high school? |
Anonymous
Yes, in some of these countries, if you were not born into a wealthy family that could afford tutors or if you slacked off as early as elementary school, which determines which middle school you can go to, that determines which high school you can enroll in, then ultimately which uni. The cut off may change from year to year. If you google "Gao Kao", you will get a taste of what university entrance exams look like. |
Anonymous
How many whites do you know that speak the language to function in Asia? |
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Rich Asian slackers go to the UK, Australia or the US for university, but not to the top schools. Think places like Southern Illinois, Rowan, Hawaii Pacific, and the like, although those that didn't slack too much wind up at BU, Pepperdine.
Many poor Asian slackers go to polytechnics to get the equivalent of an associate's degree. You will see a rare few that score highly and transfer their credits to a good overseas university. Others will do online learning like University of London. Many will not go to university at all. With regard to Asian universities that take in non-Asians, look at Yale-NUS and Singapore Management University (which follows the Wharton curriculum). Both schools instruct in English and take quite a few non Asians to create their version of diversity; 40% of Yale-NUS is international, and 8% of SMU is international. 8% international is higher than most US universities, and 40% definitely is. |