Question about race and admissions

fabrizio
Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:56:20 +0000

Newjack88,

Earlier in this thread, I asked, “Why is it that Asians must disprove stereotypes in the admissions process while students from ‘under-represented’ do not have to disprove anything…[in the admissions process]?” It seems that you’ve proved my point. According to you, Asians and only Asians have to disprove stereotypes when they complete their applications. Stereotypical blacks and Hispanics don’t apply to college, and there is no stereotypical white applicant. Thanks.



In a race-blind system colleges will simply use other methods, like looking at the applicant’s name, looking at their interests, place of birth, etc., to figure out the applicant’s ethnicity.



Names can be changed. In fact, our country has a long history of immigrants willingly changing their names to avoid discrimination. For example, Martin Sheen was born as Ram