And this is why forced diversity is such B.S. A report shows that Harvard University has been discriminating against one of the smallest minorities, Asians. They have been turning away Asians that have been working their tails off to get in, students that check every box, every box except being “diverse enough” for the University.
“In the case of Harvard, race is not simply used as a tiebreaker in admissions. A 2013 internal Harvard study revealed by the lawsuit showed that had Harvard only considered academics, Asians would make up 43% of Harvard’s student body. Adding legacy, athlete recruitment, “extracurriculars,” and a “personal” score lowered Asians to 26%. Finally, in the years the internal Harvard study looked at, Asians actually made up only 19% of the student body.
Harvard’s discrimination is discrimination via character assassination. For Harvard to suppress the vast quantity of qualified Asians (who make up 50% of the top SAT scores in the nation) from its admissions books, it questions their character and minimizes their accomplishments.
Harvard’s admissions officers conveniently rate Asian Americans lowest in the “personal score,” having never met them, while similarly academically qualified black, Hispanic, and white students respectively score first, second, and third. What is the evidence Asians deserve this sort of treatment in the personality measurement?
The objective evidence points to none. Asian Americans get the highest alumni interview scores, the highest teacher recommendation scores, and the second-highest counselor scores out of all the racial groups. There is simply no objective basis for Harvard’s attack on Asian American “personalities.”
Havard’s personality assessment actually was created to limit the admittance of Jews onto the University, so it’s surprising that they would still be using that measurement today.
This forced diversity hurts the future of our country. Our best and brightest should have access to the best schools regardless of their race. We need to stop propping up POC’s just to reach some made-up quotas.