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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]BECAUSE  Asian Americans are collateral damage for the benefit of preferred minority group. [/quote]

This victimhood narrative is so tiresome.

You deserve credit for recognizing that there was a market inefficiency in elite college admissions - standardized test scores. They were overvalued by many of the most prestigious institutions both in your countries of origin and here in the US for many years, and so you designed your parenting and educational philosophy around taking advantage of that market inefficiency.

Institutions like Caltech - through years of research - have determined that standardized test scores are NOT a predictive measure of future success or competency and can indeed be an occluding factor in a selection process, and so they've moved away from using that metric. This advancement in research has removed an advantage for you and your community as a consequence.

That does NOT equate to collateral damage. And it does NOT equate to discrimination of any kind.  We're just not using the metric that you're best at anymore because it selects the wrong kids.[/quote]

This victimhood narrative is so tiresome.

[i]Actually, Asians do not speak up enough and do not protest enough. Many times, Asians just grin and bear. This is the reason that most anti Asian hate crimes go unreported. Actually, Asians should learn from the 'preferred group' regarding how to demonstrate, protest, complain, form advocacy groups and otherwise create mayhem to draw attention to this 'victimhood' you have mentioned. Maybe the main stream media (as opposed to local media) would start covering horrific violence committed against Asians every single day if the victims actually made sure that the media would pay some attention if enough mayhem was created.
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You deserve credit for recognizing that there was a market inefficiency in elite college admissions - standardized test scores. They were overvalued by many of the most prestigious institutions both in your countries of origin and here in the US for many years, and so you designed your parenting and educational philosophy around taking advantage of that market inefficiency.

[i]Actually, there are just as many if not more studies that show the value of tests such as SAT to be valuable and even more so if combined with GPAs. The primary reason for eliminating the objective tests is to give further advantage to this 'preferred minority group' at the expense of other groups such as Asians and whites.

In addition, how do you know whether I was born in the US or which country I am from if I was not born in this country? Furthermore, politicians and school boards are the ones in positions to take advantage of anything to take advantage of not the Asians in this country.[/i]

[i]Caltech is one of few top 20 universities that have eliminated, legacy, affirmative action etc. but kept and will keep test scores as one of the main citerion for admission decisions. The testing is not an inherent advantage for any particular group just like GPAs are not an inherent advantage for any particular group. However, systematically removing objective measures that the 'preferred minority group' is performing poorly at would be another evidence that the 'preferred minority group' is indeed enjoying this 'preferred status' at the expense of the disfavored group lacking political influence. 
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That does NOT equate to collateral damage. And it does NOT equate to discrimination of any kind.  We're just not using the metric that you're best at anymore because it selects the wrong kids.

[i]The above situation certainly equates to collateral damage and discrimination based on race which is illegal in this country although it may be legal where yo come from and for your community.[/i][/quote]

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