Anonymous
Post 04/04/2023 22:32     Subject: Re:Harvard admits record number of Asian American students while Black and Latino admits drop

Anonymous wrote:Since people are obsessed with racial demographics, according to the article:

Asians: 29.9
Black: 15.3
Latino: 11.3
Native American: 2
Hawaiian: .5

Total: 59%

Implication: whites are 41%

US racial demographics- tried to find current data and found this for 18-24 y/o as of 2021: https://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/11207-young-adult-population-ages-18-to-24-by-race-and-ethnicity#detailed/1/any/false/2048/68,69,67,12,70,66,71,7983/21595,21596

Asians: 6%
Black: 14%
Latino: 23%
Native American: 1%
Hawaiian: .5%
White: 53%

Interesting. Technically speaking, whites are visibly underrepresented, as are Latinos, if the goal is to have Harvard's student body mirror national demographics. We could add an overlay of faith but that gets tricker so let's leave it aside for now. We all know Harvard doesn't admit on merit, so it's not really clear what they're looking for in the ideal student body as they also don't have proportional racial demographic mix either.


For all you Asian parents who think whites are your ally, this is how it starts. Who do you think is in their crosshairs for being overrepresented?
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2023 22:29     Subject: Re:Harvard admits record number of Asian American students while Black and Latino admits drop

The sound of white people crying over selective college admissions is amazing.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2023 22:22     Subject: Harvard admits record number of Asian American students while Black and Latino admits drop

Anonymous wrote:https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna77923

Very interesting in light of the lawsuit.


maybe Asians have cracked this harvard puzzle.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2023 22:17     Subject: Re:Harvard admits record number of Asian American students while Black and Latino admits drop

Anonymous wrote:Since people are obsessed with racial demographics, according to the article:

Asians: 29.9
Black: 15.3
Latino: 11.3
Native American: 2
Hawaiian: .5

Total: 59%

Implication: whites are 41%

US racial demographics- tried to find current data and found this for 18-24 y/o as of 2021: https://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/11207-young-adult-population-ages-18-to-24-by-race-and-ethnicity#detailed/1/any/false/2048/68,69,67,12,70,66,71,7983/21595,21596

Asians: 6%
Black: 14%
Latino: 23%
Native American: 1%
Hawaiian: .5%
White: 53%

Interesting. Technically speaking, whites are visibly underrepresented, as are Latinos, if the goal is to have Harvard's student body mirror national demographics. We could add an overlay of faith but that gets tricker so let's leave it aside for now. We all know Harvard doesn't admit on merit, so it's not really clear what they're looking for in the ideal student body as they also don't have proportional racial demographic mix either.


I mean my kid was admitted to Harvard on merit! Not everyone there might be like my kid, but there are several of them. What surprised us was just how smart most of them are, especially in Math. It feels like they went to these really good schools where they got a great education. Now if you mean that merit = GPA and grades only, yeah Harvard does not admit based on just those factors. You need a lot more.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2023 22:05     Subject: Re:Harvard admits record number of Asian American students while Black and Latino admits drop

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Since people are obsessed with racial demographics, according to the article:

Asians: 29.9
Black: 15.3
Latino: 11.3
Native American: 2
Hawaiian: .5

Total: 59%

Implication: whites are 41%

US racial demographics- tried to find current data and found this for 18-24 y/o as of 2021: https://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/11207-young-adult-population-ages-18-to-24-by-race-and-ethnicity#detailed/1/any/false/2048/68,69,67,12,70,66,71,7983/21595,21596

Asians: 6%
Black: 14%
Latino: 23%
Native American: 1%
Hawaiian: .5%
White: 53%

Interesting. Technically speaking, whites are visibly underrepresented, as are Latinos, if the goal is to have Harvard's student body mirror national demographics. We could add an overlay of faith but that gets tricker so let's leave it aside for now. We all know Harvard doesn't admit on merit, so it's not really clear what they're looking for in the ideal student body as they also don't have proportional racial demographic mix either.


Often there’s a significant international percentage as well.


Read the article; 14.5%, so whites 27% or so.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2023 22:01     Subject: Re:Harvard admits record number of Asian American students while Black and Latino admits drop

Anonymous wrote:Since people are obsessed with racial demographics, according to the article:

Asians: 29.9
Black: 15.3
Latino: 11.3
Native American: 2
Hawaiian: .5

Total: 59%

Implication: whites are 41%

US racial demographics- tried to find current data and found this for 18-24 y/o as of 2021: https://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/11207-young-adult-population-ages-18-to-24-by-race-and-ethnicity#detailed/1/any/false/2048/68,69,67,12,70,66,71,7983/21595,21596

Asians: 6%
Black: 14%
Latino: 23%
Native American: 1%
Hawaiian: .5%
White: 53%

Interesting. Technically speaking, whites are visibly underrepresented, as are Latinos, if the goal is to have Harvard's student body mirror national demographics. We could add an overlay of faith but that gets tricker so let's leave it aside for now. We all know Harvard doesn't admit on merit, so it's not really clear what they're looking for in the ideal student body as they also don't have proportional racial demographic mix either.


Often there’s a significant international percentage as well.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2023 21:53     Subject: Re:Harvard admits record number of Asian American students while Black and Latino admits drop

Since people are obsessed with racial demographics, according to the article:

Asians: 29.9
Black: 15.3
Latino: 11.3
Native American: 2
Hawaiian: .5

Total: 59%

Implication: whites are 41%

US racial demographics- tried to find current data and found this for 18-24 y/o as of 2021: https://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/11207-young-adult-population-ages-18-to-24-by-race-and-ethnicity#detailed/1/any/false/2048/68,69,67,12,70,66,71,7983/21595,21596

Asians: 6%
Black: 14%
Latino: 23%
Native American: 1%
Hawaiian: .5%
White: 53%

Interesting. Technically speaking, whites are visibly underrepresented, as are Latinos, if the goal is to have Harvard's student body mirror national demographics. We could add an overlay of faith but that gets tricker so let's leave it aside for now. We all know Harvard doesn't admit on merit, so it's not really clear what they're looking for in the ideal student body as they also don't have proportional racial demographic mix either.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2023 21:46     Subject: Harvard admits record number of Asian American students while Black and Latino admits drop

Anonymous wrote:Poor white legacy with international and national academic awards, leadership, talented musician, started business, NMF, 4.0 11 APs etc. Applied REA deferred and then waitlisted.

Legacy parent is deceased.


I’m so sorry. If that is your kid, they sound awesome and will succeed wherever. No need for Harvard. I know a Coke Scholar legacy who applied REA, was deferred and then denied. The good thing is that Harvard seems to be moving away from legacy.

Anonymous
Post 04/04/2023 21:36     Subject: Re:Harvard admits record number of Asian American students while Black and Latino admits drop

Anonymous wrote:Bummer. I prefer that Ivies do not take Asian Americans so that Asian Americans go to public universities and raise the academic standards and reputations of affordable public universities. You know, like what Asian Americans did for CS in UMD.


Many of the strongest UMD CS students are not American.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2023 21:33     Subject: Harvard admits record number of Asian American students while Black and Latino admits drop

Poor white legacy with international and national academic awards, leadership, talented musician, started business, NMF, 4.0 11 APs etc. Applied REA deferred and then waitlisted.

Legacy parent is deceased.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2023 20:57     Subject: Re:Harvard admits record number of Asian American students while Black and Latino admits drop

Anonymous wrote:Harvard should admit poor Whites.


They do. Poor whites generally don’t apply.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2023 20:56     Subject: Re:Harvard admits record number of Asian American students while Black and Latino admits drop

Harvard should admit poor Whites.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2023 20:56     Subject: Re:Harvard admits record number of Asian American students while Black and Latino admits drop

Bummer. I prefer that Ivies do not take Asian Americans so that Asian Americans go to public universities and raise the academic standards and reputations of affordable public universities. You know, like what Asian Americans did for CS in UMD.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2023 20:05     Subject: Re:Harvard admits record number of Asian American students while Black and Latino admits drop

It’s interesting there are more Black admits than Latino admits. Latinos are the largest minority in the US. Though I think if race neutral admissions starts, there will be a huge uptick in Asians still. At least half of the top 10% of DD’s class is Asian.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2023 20:00     Subject: Harvard admits record number of Asian American students while Black and Latino admits drop

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna77923

Very interesting in light of the lawsuit.