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This was why this holistic admission was introduced in the first place: anti-semitism. Jewish applicants were becoming too good at the existing criteria used fo
by Ar-Curunir 8y ago
This was why this holistic admission was introduced in the first place: anti-semitism. Jewish applicants were becoming too good at the existing criteria used for admissions, so these universities switched to more subjective standards that they could use to disqualify these candidates.
- ra1n85 8y agoDo you have a source for that? I would have assumed it was to create some diversity in their acceptance pool.
- lainga 8y agoI am thinking the parent was quoting also TFA, who themselves quoted the plaintiffs, whose source I am not sure: "They [the plaintiffs] compare Harvard’s treatment of Asian-Americans with its well-documented campaign to reduce the growing number of Jews being admitted to Harvard in the 1920s."
- sequoia 8y ago> In the 1920's, the Protestant Establishment still dominated business and society. University administrators sensed that if they admitted too many Jews, they would alienate themselves from the power centers around them. So they restricted the number of Jews by shifting their admissions criteria and putting more emphasis on "character," measured by alumni connections, athletic skill and personal letters of recommendation. Applicants were less likely to be admitted if all they demonstrated was academic brilliance. https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/06/books/review/the-chosen-getting-in.html https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/06/books/review/the-chosen-g...