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Investigation into alleged admissions bias expands
Published: Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has broadened its investigation into a federal complaint filed in August 2006 by an applicant to the University who was denied admission. Jian Li claimed in the complaint that he ...
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This guy didn't get rejected cause he was Asian. He got rejected because he's an a**hole. Stop giving us good Asians a bad rep, Jian.
How the heck did this guy get into Harvard?
My question is why did this kid transfer to Harvard? Unless he gives a illegitimate reason for doing so, we can only assume that he is a simple prestige whore.
You guys are pretty hostile. He might have preferred Harvard's academic atmosphere/classes to those of Yale, who are we to jump to conclusions? And I think it is good that he is bringing this up, especially at this point when he does not have a personal stake in the dilemma (and yes, of course he had to have one initially, for "standing"). If Affirmative Action is really not discriminatory (legally) then there is nothing to worry about.
How did he get into Harvard? I'm sure they didn't want to get investigated, too. Harvard already had a similar probe in the late 80's/early 90's, which ultimately concluded that there was no discrimination, but it certainly wasn't good press for them
So Harvard accepted him just to avoid bad publicity, even though they knew his case had no legal merit? That sounds like a stretch to me--they already rejected him the first time. In fact, we shouldn't make assumptions, any more than the public should make assumptions that an Black person got into a school only by virtue of his race.
See: http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2006/...
I'm confused why he would file a lawsuit against Princeton but not the other schools -- and then transfer to one of the other schools. Give me evidence that we are either ALL doing something wrong, or that Princeton's policy is somehow different/more discriminatory than the other schools. Why are we singled out? This is an honest question that I wish Jian Li would answer.
Hm valid point...he filed suit only against Princeton, even when he had been rejected from Harvard, Stanford. I don't know, but no one does except those involved. I think it will be a good thing to examine Affirmative Action though...it is controversial, and I don't think the courts have ever ruled in the context of an undergraduate before (they have for grad school, bakke v. uc i think)
For the posters who are in denial:
Harvard College didn't accept him when he was a senior in high school, but for whatever reason, they accepted him when he applied as a transfer.
Maybe, just maybe, he showed Harvard College, that he was no boring, weak, timid, shy, math grind, and that he was willing to stand up for what he believes. Good for Jian Li, because he is just searching for the truth in his complaint with NO personal gain and putting his future at risk with the politically correct "race preferentialists" in academia. He is using Princeton as an example!
I sincerely hope the OCR will prove the politically correct pundits and racists wrong with a favorable decision for Jian and the Asian American community in providing equal justice, and opportunity for all, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion and creed. In the event that the OCR does not rule favorably in Jian's case, I think these schools, especially the Ivies and the private elites have been put on notice for more complaints and federal lawsuits in the future from Asian Americans, as well as all Americans, of every race, color and ethnicity who are wrongfully denied because of the color of their skins.
Complaints of racial discrimination from Asian Americans cannot be trivialized, RIDICULED, and viewed as frivolous anymore and for this we can thank Jian Li, who literally stuck his neck out, even putting his future at risk with academia's far left. So, let me say, Thank you , Jian Li , and I hope every fair minded individual will join me in doing so.
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[Mr. Li called the expanded inquiry "great news for those opposed to the use of racial preferences in college admissions" and said he "had hoped from the start that the scope of the complaint would be much wider than my individual case."]
Here’s the article on this from the Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121322839054066...
U.S. Widens Princeton Bias Prob
Inquiry Is Focusing On the Admissions Of Asian-Americans
By JOHN HECHINGER, Wall Street Journal
Shake up Mother Harvard, Jian!
Maybe Princeton can't handle the truth.