Global Breaking News - Monday, December 23, 2024

Fears of an Asian Quota in the Ivy League

Determined to use educational opportunities as a road to advancement, Asian-Americans have won a disproportionate number of spots at top high schools and colleges that base admission on objective standards. But some have questioned how affirmative action programs might hurt their chances for admission, or say that the most competitive schools do not want to have too many Asian students. Are top colleges deliberately limiting the number of Asian-Americans they admit?
* a road to ~ = ~로 가는 길/ disproportionate = 균형이 안 맞는, 불균형의/ affirmative action = 차별 철폐 조처(소수 민족과 여성의 교육 기회와 고용에 있어서)/ deliberately = 고의로; 신중하게

 최고의 대학들은 고의적으로 그들이 입학시키는 아시아계 미국인들의 수를 제하하고 있나요?

1. Quotas Are Imaginary; Need for Diversity Is Real
Affirmative action advances equal opportunity for many Asian-American applicants who continue to face educational barriers.

2. Scores Aren’t the Only Qualification
A campus of only those who aced tests will lack a dynamic diversity that makes top colleges attractive, even to Asian-Americans.

3. Discrimination Is Obvious
The value of equal opportunity is being trampled. The creditability of elite colleges suffers. Meritocracy is compromised.

4. Harvard Shuns Quotas and Narrow Criteria
There is no formula for admission. We look at the academics, leadership, activities and references about the applicant's character.

Sample Essay

Harvard Shuns Quotas and Narrow Criteria

Harvard College welcomes talented students from all backgrounds, including Asian-Americans. Our review of every applicant's file is highly individualized and holistic, as we give serious consideration to all of the information we receive and all of the ways in which the candidate might contribute to our educational environment and community. The admissions committee does not use quotas of any kind.
 
Harvard recently joined many peer institutions in continuing to support the use of a holistic admissions process in an amicus brief submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court in the Fisher case.

With that in mind, there is no formula for gaining admission to Harvard. Academic accomplishment in high school is important, but the admissions committee also considers many other criteria, such as community involvement, work experience and leadership and distinction in extracurricular activities. We rely on teachers, counselors, headmasters and alumni/ae to share information with us about applicants' strength of character, their ability to overcome adversity and other personal qualities -- all of which play a part in the admissions committee's decisions.