In 1970s, the successful admission rate at Stanford University was nearly 22.4% but today, this stands at 5.7%. With digits of students applying to elite colleges is exploding, having better test scores than ever. It’s never been harder.
Asian-American students are facing an extra source of stress in responding to the application question asking for race and ethnicity. There is a general perception that Asians are at a disadvantage in the college admissions process. Asian students going through the process say there’s discrimination against Asians in the application process.
Is their fear reasonable? Is it really more difficult to be accepted into top universities if a student is an Asian? Top Universities deny this perception.
The most credible and researched evidence is presented by Princeton professor …show more content…
On the contrary universities’ responses to accusations of an anti-Asian bias in admission decisions are unsatisfying because they don’t provide any data to back their confutations. They simply state that there is no discrimination. They decline to even release recent admissions data.
In many cases, students are deprived of admission because they don't carry a "tag" to associate with their application, referred to some as "the well-known golden ticket” for a candidate applying to an elite institution.
Students with tags means "recruited athletes, children of donors or potential donors, children of alumni, or students who carry a strong with reference”. However, Asian American students typically don't have these tags.
There are not as many hired athletes coming from the Asian American applicant background. Nor are they typically assigned as "actual" or "potential" donors. They simply don't have established connections to high profile individuals or
Asian-American students are facing an extra source of stress in responding to the application question asking for race and ethnicity. There is a general perception that Asians are at a disadvantage in the college admissions process. Asian students going through the process say there’s discrimination against Asians in the application process.
Is their fear reasonable? Is it really more difficult to be accepted into top universities if a student is an Asian? Top Universities deny this perception.
The most credible and researched evidence is presented by Princeton professor …show more content…
On the contrary universities’ responses to accusations of an anti-Asian bias in admission decisions are unsatisfying because they don’t provide any data to back their confutations. They simply state that there is no discrimination. They decline to even release recent admissions data.
In many cases, students are deprived of admission because they don't carry a "tag" to associate with their application, referred to some as "the well-known golden ticket” for a candidate applying to an elite institution.
Students with tags means "recruited athletes, children of donors or potential donors, children of alumni, or students who carry a strong with reference”. However, Asian American students typically don't have these tags.
There are not as many hired athletes coming from the Asian American applicant background. Nor are they typically assigned as "actual" or "potential" donors. They simply don't have established connections to high profile individuals or