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All posts tagged "admissions"

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  Controversial affirmative action case goes to Supreme Court again

  By Brian Han The debate over affirmative action reignites as a Supreme Court case involving the University of Texas and a student goes up for round two. The bottom line is that some Asian and white applicants...

  • Posted November 30, 2015
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  In S. Korea, kindergarten admissions as competitive as college

  By Chung Ah-young Competition for gaining admission to kindergartens in South Korea is getting fiercer and in some ways as competitive as the country’s notorious college admissions process. The race for next year’s kindergarten admissions is expected...

  • Posted November 23, 2015
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  [Forbes] Stereotyping Asian Americans: Harvard calls it ‘Diversity’ but more like racial balancing

    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,...

  • Posted July 10, 2015
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  [NR] What Ivy League affirmative action really looks like from the inside

      Asian Americans have finally had enough. They’re tired of working harder, achieving more academically, then having that held against them as they try to fulfill their educational dreams in our nation’s most elite...

  • Posted May 20, 2015
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  [Businessweek] Tips From the Princeton Review: Act Less Asian, Add Pics if You’re Black

  Stakeholders in the contentious debate about how, and whether, colleges should consider applicants’ races or ethnicities tend to use careful allusions to the importance of “differences in life experiences.” The latest edition of one college guide, however, dispenses...

  • Posted November 21, 2014
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  Tides may turn for Asian discrimination in Ivy League admissions

  In an interview with The Korea Times, Virginia-based director of the Project on Fair Representation Edward Blum, who filed lawsuits against Harvard and UNC says, “The number of Asians admitted 20 years ago is...

  • Posted November 21, 2014
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  UC to consider limiting out-of-state enrollment

  By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff Five years ago, the University of California system made a concerted effort to boost revenue through recruiting more out-of-state students, which resulted in approximately $400 million just last year. Despite...

  • Posted October 24, 2014
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