I just read an extremely interesting article that talks about the "Asian Ceiling" at many elite American institutions. Very interesting, and slightly infuriating, since I didn't get into Harvard out of high school. I'm unwilling to accept that I was unqualified, but rather because I was Asian. I dare you to prove me wrong.
Until I get a minimum of 5% Asian airtime and a 20% cap on African-American exposure in the media, I find this "Asian Ceiling" in higher education completely absurd.
Here is the article:
The same applies in grad school--well I can only speak to business school but an admissions counselor once told me that they don't even consider international students (90% of which are Asian) unless they meet a higher than average criteria.
ReplyDeleteThese statistics are particular to Asian Americans, not foreigners.
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