The college admissions scandal bell tolls for thee, Harvard

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:"Data for that time period — which begins with the admissions cycle for applicants to Harvard’s Class of 2000 and ends with the cycle for the Class of 2017 — show that Asian-American candidates on average saw an admission rate of 8.1 percent. By comparison, white applicants saw an average acceptance rate of 11.1 percent in that time period, African-American applicants saw an average acceptance rate of 13.2 percent, and Hispanic-American applicants saw an average acceptance rate of 10.6 percent."

Look at the second chart in the document. The rates are almost identical now and have been close the last several years. The larger disparity of 20 years ago is no longer there.

"The same thing happened in the mid-80s when DOJ also had the previous investigation into Harvard's discrimination against Asians - they admissions office increased the admits over the next 5 years by about 8% more before going back down (in fact to a lower amount by about 2% less for about 5 years to "make up" for the increase) and then leveled off at the 16% for the next 10 years, before going back up slightly to 17%-18%. Then we this new lawsuit was brought in, suddenly, surprise, surprise, the admit rate goes up again by about 8% during the period of the lawsuit.

I used to interview for H, but I got completely turned off by the racial gerrymandering in the admissions process - I couldn't interview asian students with a straight face and tell them this process had any integrity at all - so I stopped being an alumni interviewer."

Good to see some Harvard alumns with integrity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Data for that time period — which begins with the admissions cycle for applicants to Harvard’s Class of 2000 and ends with the cycle for the Class of 2017 — show that Asian-American candidates on average saw an admission rate of 8.1 percent. By comparison, white applicants saw an average acceptance rate of 11.1 percent in that time period, African-American applicants saw an average acceptance rate of 13.2 percent, and Hispanic-American applicants saw an average acceptance rate of 10.6 percent."

Look at the second chart in the document. The rates are almost identical now and have been close the last several years. The larger disparity of 20 years ago is no longer there.

"The same thing happened in the mid-80s when DOJ also had the previous investigation into Harvard's discrimination against Asians - they admissions office increased the admits over the next 5 years by about 8% more before going back down (in fact to a lower amount by about 2% less for about 5 years to "make up" for the increase) and then leveled off at the 16% for the next 10 years, before going back up slightly to 17%-18%. Then we this new lawsuit was brought in, suddenly, surprise, surprise, the admit rate goes up again by about 8% during the period of the lawsuit.

I used to interview for H, but I got completely turned off by the racial gerrymandering in the admissions process - I couldn't interview asian students with a straight face and tell them this process had any integrity at all - so I stopped being an alumni interviewer."

Good to see some Harvard alumns with integrity.

Where was your outrage when you were admitted and the situation was remarkably worse?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Data for that time period — which begins with the admissions cycle for applicants to Harvard’s Class of 2000 and ends with the cycle for the Class of 2017 — show that Asian-American candidates on average saw an admission rate of 8.1 percent. By comparison, white applicants saw an average acceptance rate of 11.1 percent in that time period, African-American applicants saw an average acceptance rate of 13.2 percent, and Hispanic-American applicants saw an average acceptance rate of 10.6 percent."

Look at the second chart in the document. The rates are almost identical now and have been close the last several years. The larger disparity of 20 years ago is no longer there.

"The same thing happened in the mid-80s when DOJ also had the previous investigation into Harvard's discrimination against Asians - they admissions office increased the admits over the next 5 years by about 8% more before going back down (in fact to a lower amount by about 2% less for about 5 years to "make up" for the increase) and then leveled off at the 16% for the next 10 years, before going back up slightly to 17%-18%. Then we this new lawsuit was brought in, suddenly, surprise, surprise, the admit rate goes up again by about 8% during the period of the lawsuit.

I used to interview for H, but I got completely turned off by the racial gerrymandering in the admissions process - I couldn't interview asian students with a straight face and tell them this process had any integrity at all - so I stopped being an alumni interviewer."

Good to see some Harvard alumns with integrity.

Where was your outrage when you were admitted and the situation was remarkably worse?

What are you babbling about? Just because a situation was bad before, doesn't mean we shouldn't try to change it for the better now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Data for that time period — which begins with the admissions cycle for applicants to Harvard’s Class of 2000 and ends with the cycle for the Class of 2017 — show that Asian-American candidates on average saw an admission rate of 8.1 percent. By comparison, white applicants saw an average acceptance rate of 11.1 percent in that time period, African-American applicants saw an average acceptance rate of 13.2 percent, and Hispanic-American applicants saw an average acceptance rate of 10.6 percent."

Look at the second chart in the document. The rates are almost identical now and have been close the last several years. The larger disparity of 20 years ago is no longer there.

"The same thing happened in the mid-80s when DOJ also had the previous investigation into Harvard's discrimination against Asians - they admissions office increased the admits over the next 5 years by about 8% more before going back down (in fact to a lower amount by about 2% less for about 5 years to "make up" for the increase) and then leveled off at the 16% for the next 10 years, before going back up slightly to 17%-18%. Then we this new lawsuit was brought in, suddenly, surprise, surprise, the admit rate goes up again by about 8% during the period of the lawsuit.

I used to interview for H, but I got completely turned off by the racial gerrymandering in the admissions process - I couldn't interview asian students with a straight face and tell them this process had any integrity at all - so I stopped being an alumni interviewer."

Good to see some Harvard alumns with integrity.

Where was your outrage when you were admitted and the situation was remarkably worse?

What are you babbling about? Just because a situation was bad before, doesn't mean we shouldn't try to change it for the better now.

You are exaggerating an insignificant problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Data for that time period — which begins with the admissions cycle for applicants to Harvard’s Class of 2000 and ends with the cycle for the Class of 2017 — show that Asian-American candidates on average saw an admission rate of 8.1 percent. By comparison, white applicants saw an average acceptance rate of 11.1 percent in that time period, African-American applicants saw an average acceptance rate of 13.2 percent, and Hispanic-American applicants saw an average acceptance rate of 10.6 percent."

Look at the second chart in the document. The rates are almost identical now and have been close the last several years. The larger disparity of 20 years ago is no longer there.

"The same thing happened in the mid-80s when DOJ also had the previous investigation into Harvard's discrimination against Asians - they admissions office increased the admits over the next 5 years by about 8% more before going back down (in fact to a lower amount by about 2% less for about 5 years to "make up" for the increase) and then leveled off at the 16% for the next 10 years, before going back up slightly to 17%-18%. Then we this new lawsuit was brought in, suddenly, surprise, surprise, the admit rate goes up again by about 8% during the period of the lawsuit.

I used to interview for H, but I got completely turned off by the racial gerrymandering in the admissions process - I couldn't interview asian students with a straight face and tell them this process had any integrity at all - so I stopped being an alumni interviewer."

Good to see some Harvard alumns with integrity.

Where was your outrage when you were admitted and the situation was remarkably worse?

What are you babbling about? Just because a situation was bad before, doesn't mean we shouldn't try to change it for the better now.

You are exaggerating an insignificant problem.

Perhaps it is insignificant to you, but not to those who are unfairly being denied admission.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Data for that time period — which begins with the admissions cycle for applicants to Harvard’s Class of 2000 and ends with the cycle for the Class of 2017 — show that Asian-American candidates on average saw an admission rate of 8.1 percent. By comparison, white applicants saw an average acceptance rate of 11.1 percent in that time period, African-American applicants saw an average acceptance rate of 13.2 percent, and Hispanic-American applicants saw an average acceptance rate of 10.6 percent."

Look at the second chart in the document. The rates are almost identical now and have been close the last several years. The larger disparity of 20 years ago is no longer there.

"The same thing happened in the mid-80s when DOJ also had the previous investigation into Harvard's discrimination against Asians - they admissions office increased the admits over the next 5 years by about 8% more before going back down (in fact to a lower amount by about 2% less for about 5 years to "make up" for the increase) and then leveled off at the 16% for the next 10 years, before going back up slightly to 17%-18%. Then we this new lawsuit was brought in, suddenly, surprise, surprise, the admit rate goes up again by about 8% during the period of the lawsuit.

I used to interview for H, but I got completely turned off by the racial gerrymandering in the admissions process - I couldn't interview asian students with a straight face and tell them this process had any integrity at all - so I stopped being an alumni interviewer."

Good to see some Harvard alumns with integrity.

Where was your outrage when you were admitted and the situation was remarkably worse?

You're crazy.

I posted the comment above and didn't attend Harvard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Data for that time period — which begins with the admissions cycle for applicants to Harvard’s Class of 2000 and ends with the cycle for the Class of 2017 — show that Asian-American candidates on average saw an admission rate of 8.1 percent. By comparison, white applicants saw an average acceptance rate of 11.1 percent in that time period, African-American applicants saw an average acceptance rate of 13.2 percent, and Hispanic-American applicants saw an average acceptance rate of 10.6 percent."

Look at the second chart in the document. The rates are almost identical now and have been close the last several years. The larger disparity of 20 years ago is no longer there.

"The same thing happened in the mid-80s when DOJ also had the previous investigation into Harvard's discrimination against Asians - they admissions office increased the admits over the next 5 years by about 8% more before going back down (in fact to a lower amount by about 2% less for about 5 years to "make up" for the increase) and then leveled off at the 16% for the next 10 years, before going back up slightly to 17%-18%. Then we this new lawsuit was brought in, suddenly, surprise, surprise, the admit rate goes up again by about 8% during the period of the lawsuit.

I used to interview for H, but I got completely turned off by the racial gerrymandering in the admissions process - I couldn't interview asian students with a straight face and tell them this process had any integrity at all - so I stopped being an alumni interviewer."

Good to see some Harvard alumns with integrity.

Where was your outrage when you were admitted and the situation was remarkably worse?

Who was unfairly denied admission?