<p>^I agree completely with floridadad.</p>
<p>Actually, a UCLA professor resigned over “holistic admissions” this when I arrived three years ago:
[UCLA</a> official resigns over racial admissions - Orange County Register](<a href=“http://articles.ocregister.com/2008-08-28/education/24716924_1_student-files-black-students-ucla-official]UCLA”>http://articles.ocregister.com/2008-08-28/education/24716924_1_student-files-black-students-ucla-official)</p>
<p>Here’s his report:
<a href=“http://images.ocregister.com/newsimages/news/2008/08/CUARSGrosecloseResignationReport.pdf[/url]”>http://images.ocregister.com/newsimages/news/2008/08/CUARSGrosecloseResignationReport.pdf</a></p>
<p>Its a good read for this discussion. Essentially, Vietnamese students are among the poorest groups applying into UCLA (poorer than Hispanics), yet because they are Asian, they aren’t given the same “preferential” treatment.</p>
<p>“I might be one of those, assuming the preference means being okay with a 2050 SAT vs a 2100 SAT, else being equal. I don’t know about “many”. If CC’s “cupcake” and RACE FAQ threads are a fair 'sample (probably not), people like myself are very “underepresented”. Nice for those who feel differently, and power to you! Bring it!”</p>
<p>The thing is, the preference isn’t from a small difference like 2050 vs 2100…its usually much more dramatic then that. From personal experience, the URM’s who got into the same schools as me at my high school had significantly lower stats…for example, 1850 vs 2270 for Berkeley at my hs (she is black).</p>
<p>If you are an URM, obviously you are going to support affirmative action. For many of us on the other end of the spectrum (Asian and to an extent, white) it seems puzzling to me that you can justify giving preference to people on race to combat discrimination …essentially you are discriminating the other way. </p>
<p>I understand society is not fair or perfect. Let’s be honest, there is discrimination in the workforce and because I am Asian, there will be a glass ceiling for me in certain professions that I cannot control. Affirmative action willingly and knowingly propagates this discrimination.</p>