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http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2015/2/6/admissions-applications-2019-record-high/
http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2015/4/1/regular-admissions-class-2019/

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Re: differences in acceptance rates - the only data we have suggests the same acceptance rate for each race as the % admitted of each race mirrors almost exactly the % applied

No they do not.

According to the links:

Asian American  Applied  Accepted
                         21.1%       19.7

Even though Asian Americans generally and as a group have significantly higher GPAs, SAT/ACT test scores, number of AP courses etc. (and other studies showing more activities, leadership positions, awards/recognition, individual talents, overcoming hardship etc.) they are the only minority group whose acceptance rate declined looking at the percentage of the applicant pool and the percentage of accepted applicants. Therefore, your links actually support the point that Asian Americans experience different admission rate compared to other groups despite higher stats.  
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Actually, the article said 21% of the Asian American applicants were accepted -- up from 19.7% the previous year.[/quote]

AA Applied Accepted 
10% 12.1% 
Hispanics Applied Accepted 
12.5% 13.3% 
Asian American Applied Accepted 
21.1% 21% (Corrected)

With the 19.7% corrected to 21%, the previous argument still stands. (Even though Asian Americans generally and as a group have significantly higher GPAs, SAT/ACT test scores, number of AP courses etc. (and other studies showing more activities, leadership positions, awards/recognition, individual talents, overcoming hardship etc.) they are the only minority group whose acceptance rate declined looking at the percentage of the applicant pool and the percentage of accepted applicants. Therefore, your links actually support the point that Asian Americans experience different admission rate compared to other groups despite higher stats.)
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