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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]low personality scores?  That's gotta be one of the most racist factors, ever. Yet, somehow it's OK to tolerate this-- Asians are the victims of discrimination the same way Catholics are bashed on this site. Not acceptable.  I'm not Asian.[/quote]

I am Chinese-American. Group averages tell you nothing about an individual in the group. If you believe that Asian-American applicants to Harvard on average are smarter than other races/ethnic groups (because of SAT and GPA), why is it unreasonable to think on average they might also have lower personality scores (based on recommendations, interviews, and supplemental essays)?  According to the Harvard lawsuit data, Asian-Americans were less likely than every other group to be in extracurricular activities besides math/science clubs and musical instruments.  Playing an instrument and the math team develop many skills, but not the same ones as student government, team sports, or the school paper. It's not "Asian culture," because there are plenty of Asians in Asia who know how to do something other than being a math/science geek.  But, some immigrant American subcultures value, foster and reinforce certain narrow personal behaviors. Those characteristics may be positive (hard work, grit, determination) but they could also be negative too (bowl haircuts, suicide). [/quote]
Bowl haircuts = suicide? [/quote]

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