The entire concept of an “admissions” department was based on the historical fact that too many Jews were being admitted and too few WASPs were. So they include

The entire concept of an “admissions” department was based on the historical fact that too many Jews were being admitted and too few WASPs were. So they included a “character” criteria and fixed the problem. Now, too many Asians are being admitted based on test scores. Oh no! To fix this problem, Harvard consulted their history department and included a “personality traits” section. Is it any wonder that Asian students scored low on this? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/15/us/harvard-asian-enrollment-applicants.html?unlocked_article_code=yqP4RDqBuzEWa04c1rjc1hfyYcD9RL43NXcroKTeek4axaswlcvSz6nIIxgf4U-xM0jDcFKKR4kZMgbn1efkm0w049WCDmQ9P229XsDT859c3ziV306sULHpMV5AJpAZoRY8iJon_QfzU4WsZNkSDYJQea-dDRVY-ulXpuWPtw7bmszIx48aX4gNMGTGE_-Ojqctx9YYJUIVzEIxEeIoOr85Xw_emHfRDK2hspEy2gX5JMqKM91DMg0G6obYo6vdtQMie0mdH92nQzyORT3Z8bPWZQEI4xt-rFveou1ejDjIrVWhI0izS3jQt1DEOM6myptfxdJS7qRB8GL1Ie_dcir2W0wGqrNv&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/15/us/harvard-asian-enrollme...