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Some have suggested that Asian-Americans are held to higher admissions standards at the most selective colleges. In 2006, Jian Li, the New Jersey-born son of Chinese immigrants, filed a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights at the Education Department, saying he had been rejected by Princeton because he is Asian. Princeton’s admission policies are under review, the department says.
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For more analysis on this phenomenon: "The Opportunity Cost of Admissions Preferences at Elite Universities"
opr.princeton.edu/faculty/Tje/EspenshadeSSQPtII.pdf