Some Asians' college strategy: Don't check `Asian'

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<p>Very interesting and timely article - </p>

<p>One paragraph struck me the most - </p>

<p>Asian students have higher average SAT scores than any other group, including whites. A study by Princeton sociologist Thomas Espenshade examined applicants to top colleges from 1997, when the maximum SAT score was 1600 (today it’s 2400). Espenshade found that Asian-Americans needed a 1550 SAT to have an equal chance of getting into an elite college as white students with a 1410 or black students with an 1100.</p>

<p>Read more: [Some</a> Asians’ college strategy: Don’t check `Asian’ - Nation - NewsObserver.com](<a href=“http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/12/03/1687367/some-asians-college-strategy-dont.html#ixzz1gKxy3ccN]Some”>http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/12/03/1687367/some-asians-college-strategy-dont.html#ixzz1gKxy3ccN)

[Some Asians' college strategy: Don't check `Asian' - Nation - NewsObserver.com](http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/12/03/1687367/some-asians-college-strategy-dont.html)</p>

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