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A lot of talented Asian students left Gunn HS last year and moved on to the very same schools on Zhang's list. With a 60% Asian population at Gunn we know that many, many, many of them were Asian.

It is hard for me to believe Zhang was rejected because he is Asian when his Asian classmates were accepted to the same schools on his list[/quote]

Seems like he was judged as not good enough compared to his peers (mostly Asians). Doesn’t this reinforce the notion that Asians are held to a higher standard just because they are competing with other Asians instead of being judged in relation to the general population?

It is ridiculous that going to a high performing, rich suburb school actually penalized him. [b]He should have gone to a mediocre high school and be the top student. Then he will be accepted everywhere. [/b]

This is the state of US college admissions. Something has to be changed esp for state school systems such as the UCs.

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No, in that case, he will be dismissed as [b]not 'well-rounded[/b]' and if he presents a 'well-rounded' application, he will be dismissed as [b]not 'standing out'[/b] from other Asian applicants. In addition, he will be stereotyped as robotic, one-dimensional, lacking leadership skills, lacking positive personality traits, and lacking whatever else they can come up with that can be negative.[/quote]

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