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[Forbes] Stereotyping Asian Americans: Harvard calls it ‘Diversity’ but more like racial balancing

July 10, 2015

 

A woman walks by buildings on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

A woman walks by buildings on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

[FORBES OP-ED]

Two sad truths about the state of education in the United States: Our K-12 students are trailing those of other nations, and there aren’t enough homegrown pupils focused on STEM.

With this in mind, one would think our leading universities would welcome exceptional applicants who demonstrated strength in subjects like science and math. Sadly, this isn’t the case for all Americans.

Each year, many Asian American students with top SAT scores and GPAs who demonstrate excellent leadership skills (plus countless awards) are unjustifiably rejected by Harvard and other Ivy League schools. Asian American admission rates at these universities have remained around 14-18% for the past 20 years, while during that same time period, the percentage of Asian Americans between the ages of 18 and 21 almost doubled.

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