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Isn't this a pretty well known thing? I suppose it's approximately as "obvious" as the phenomenon that's actually being litigated, that Asian Americans have to
by munchbunny 8y ago
Isn't this a pretty well known thing?
I suppose it's approximately as "obvious" as the phenomenon that's actually being litigated, that Asian Americans have to somehow be "extra qualified." By that I mean that both are taken as given regardless of actual truth.
The "dean's interest list" mentioned in the article is interesting. Specifically, I'm surprised that it's as secret as it is. I don't think any highly selective process run by humans doesn't have a backdoor like that, to the extent that when you're applying for things like schools, jobs, incubators, etc. it's just sort of assumed that one must figure out how to get in via the backdoor.
- trowawee 8y agoShort answer: no. If you aren't part of the club, or if you don't go out of your way to find out these things, this is not particularly well-known. And honestly, I could flip this pretty easily: there are lots of narratives out there by people who for whatever reason weren't privy to this fact who made it into some of the big name schools and saw how daddy's ability to buy a new building beats out perfect grades, describing their shock at seeing some of these systems up-close and learning the rules. That should also be approximately as "obvious". It depends where you're looking, and whether or not you know to look there and care enough to actually look.