http://www.mindingthecampus.com/originals/2010/07/how_diversity_punishes_asians.htmlhttp://www.mindingthecampus.com/forum/2010/07/yes_elite_colleges_are_biased.htmlhttp://press.princeton.edu/titles/9072.html
"Diversity" to elite colleges means race, period, full stop.Study done examining eight of the most highly competitive colleges' entering freshmen, avg SAT score 1360/1600, encompassing 245K applicants, & 9K enrolled students.
~50% of those categorized as "black" are recent Caribbean or African immigrants with no ancestors in America before the end of either slavery or Jim Crow.
Relative SAT bonuses (relative to white student applicant):
Black: 310/1600
Hispanic: 130/1600
Asian: -140/1600
[This is really effing huge, as the higher the scores, the more significant is a SAT point. And they are already starting out with relatively high scores.]
To have the same probability of admission as a black applicant with a SAT of 1100/1600, they would need to ear the following:
Hispanic 1230
White 1410
Asian 1550
WRT class/family income, hisp, black, & asian were more likely to be granted admission the poorer they were. Whites, OTOH, were less likely to be granted admission the poorer they were. Almost all needs-based school-provided financial aid went to poor blacks and hispanics. Holding academic metrics constant, affluent white students had a 0.28 probability to get an admission letter whereas the poor white students had a 0.08 prob. This was roughly inverted for minorities.
Relatively speaking, holding academic metrics constant, the likelihood of admission of poor minorities relative to poor whites:
Asians 7X
Hisp 8X
Black 10X
"Career-oriented activities" included in an application severely reduced the likelihood of admission (holding academic achievement constant) and the greater the COA rank or honor, the more severe the reduction. COA were almost uniformly "Red State" activities:
JrROTC in high school
4-H
Future Farmers of America
CAP
The reduction was about 60%-65% for those who were officers or won awards in the above activities. There was no reduction found for activities that were "community organizing-ish" in nature.
Those who actually attended these schools were more likely to have known/been acquainted with someone who served in a foreign military than someone who served in the US military.
Here are a couple more articles written on the topic:
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?pageId=181357http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/19/opinion/19douthat.html?_r=1
I think it is fair to say that if you are white, the admissions folks at the tops schools don't care if you **** off and die. If you are
poor and white that they don't care if you **** off and DIAF. If you are poor, white, and participate in "Career Oriented Activities," they are
hoping you **** off and DIAF. In church.