Secrets of Elite College Admissions

Re:Secrets of Elite College Admissions by chongli on Sunday August 30, 2020 @10:15AM (#24323151)

There are plenty of elite schools outside the Ivy League which do not discriminate against Asian students. The aforementioned Berkeley, for example, had only 21% incoming white freshmen in 2019 but 17% incoming Chinese freshmen [1]. This is particularly striking given that only 1.3% of US residents are Chinese-Americans [2]. You’ll find a similar story for the representation of other Asian and south Asian freshmen at Berkeley.

[1] https://opa.berkeley.edu/uc-berkeley-fall-enrollment-data

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Americans

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Re:Secrets of Elite College Admissions by SpicyLemonZest on Sunday August 30, 2020 @11:06AM (#24323370)

California law prohibits Berkeley from applying discriminatory racial preferences. It's my understanding that, with a handful of exceptions, almost all elite schools which are allowed to discriminate do so.

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Re:Secrets of Elite College Admissions by will4274 on Sunday August 30, 2020 @11:18AM (#24323439)

And there's a ballot measure in November that would allow Berkeley to discriminate based on race again.

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