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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have you all even looked at the way Harvard discriminated against Asians?  It was just on test scores.  The 'holistic' process docked Asian students because they probably were 'going to study too much', weren't funny, were quiet, or filled any sort of stereotypical Asian personality. Basically, Asians are penalized for probably going to 'not being able to keep it real'.

It is racist discrimination, period. That's why I'd never send my kind to a 2nd tier university like Harvard.[/quote]

If I remember correctly what was especially disturbing was that in many instances the Asian candidates got rave reviews from the alumni interviewers as being full of personality but the admission committee would still give these students a lower ranking on personality. That is some obvious bias and stereotyping at play. There is only one minority which is apparently fair game for this treatment. As I mentioned in a previous post as a parent I worry about young Asian kids internalizing these negative views of their character and personality. [/quote]

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