<p>I guess the point of the “Myth…” article is that given the demographic trend, it is really strange that given the percentage of Jewish college age kids, they represent such a high percentage of admits to the Ivies when they are not as highly represented in other “non discriminatory measures of high academic performance”, while as the Asian college age population surges along with total domination in such factors as “National Merit semi finalists”, the Ivies still have less than 20% of their class as Asian. Even if the caricature that “Asians are awkward nerds (insulting btw) and don’t have as much to contribute to a class” is true, I am sure that there are enough highly qualified Asians in the application pool to represent at least 30% of the matriculating class in most of the Ivies. That could mean 2000 or more Asians in the top 10 schools than there are now. </p>
<p>The point is that if one University systematically discriminates against a well qualified group and another admits based purely on merit and lets the chips fall where they might, what will eventually happen to the reputations of the said Universities in the long run in terms of outcomes, prestige, etc? Maybe nothing will happen, Maybe the reputation scores will eventually change in favor of the University that does not discriminate, Only time will tell.</p>