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Department of Education expands inquiry into Jian Li bias case
Published: Monday, September 8th, 2008
The Department of Education’s Office of 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 ...(back to the article)
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There are many reasons for denial on the part of Princeton's admissions office. If it is found guilty of alleged bias against Asian American applicants, the consequences can be far reaching.
This case is not only about Jian Li. Jian Li has become a minor player in the INVESTIGATION of Princeton for alleged bias against ALL Asian American applicants to Princeton, and the OCR has taken this approach by EXPANDING the probe. The sooner you are able to understand this, the sooner you be able to comprehend what exactly the OCR is doing. The detractors of Jian Li have absolutely no understanding of what the OCR is looking for in order to determine bias. Jews were and are still 2% of the American population, yet Yale DISCRIMINATED against Jews by imposing a limiting quota/cap on Jews as a policy specified by the admission at 10%. At 10% of Yale's enrollment before WW II, Jews were OVERREPRESENTED AT 4 1/2 times their % of the American population, YET THEY WERE STILL DISCRIMINATED AGAINST WITH A QUOTA/CAP, simply because they were over represented. Today Jews are as much as 30% of Yale without the quota, because it has been abolished. Over representation does not mean there is no discrimination. The OCR will look at the % of applicants for each racial and ethnic group in the total applicant pool, and then it will determine the acceptance rate for each group in the matriculated pool. PRINCETON REFUSED TO RELEASE THESE SIMPLE NUMBERS, EVEN WHEN ASKED REPEATEDLY TO DO SO. These numbers ARE DAMNING TO PRINCETON, because the admit rates are different for each group. Previous studies done at Brown, Stanford and U Penn show that blacks are admitted at a much higher rate than whites. Whites are admitted at a greater rate than Asians. Asians are admitted at 2/3s the rate of the white admit rate. Other studies will be much more complex, but is easy to determine Asian Americans are admitted at the LOWEST RATE, lower than the white rate, and the black rate. In previous studies of Stanford, Brown and U Penn, Asians were admitted at 2/3s of the white rate, blacks were admitted at double the white rate and even more than double than the Asian rate. Asian Americans must meet a higher bar for admissions. There will be comparative studies done to determine the weight of each preference given to each applicant, if any.....The OCR will determine whether or not there is bias against a particular racial or ethnic group in admissions. They will have access to the stats of all the applicants for each standard used in admissions, including holistic criteria, social and economic status, family income, parental education, legacy status, and athletic prowess, which will be disaggregated according to race and ethnicity in a math model with regression analysis, to determine the odds of admissions for each group at each level of each standard used (SAT scores/GPAs, etc.) for each group according to family income and parental education, disaggregated by race and ethnicity.....Jian Li has more than a strong argument. At the Ivies, especially at HYP, the evidence is overwhelming and compelling, and it is clear and convincing that for decades, there has been a racial basis, conscience or non-conscience, directed against Asian American applicants. Regardless of the outcome of the decision on Jian Li’s complaint from the OCR, since it also consists of biased politically correct appointees, who will undoubtedly rule against Jian anyway, Princeton’s admissions files will be OPENED, and this could bolster Jian’s claims when viewd by an impartial party. This case has put Princeton and the Ivies on notice for more future complaints and federal law suits based on racial discrimination against Asian Americans. They won’t be ignored, mocked and ridiculed and be treated as frivolous anymore, especially by the Daily Princetonian.
Oh God, here we go again. Welcome back Informed Reader, or shall I say Yale College Dad.
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Princeton's use of race preferences in its admissions policy is under investigation for alleged discrimination against Asian Americans, not only Jian Li. Jian Li is quite happy as student at Harvard College today and his complaint against Princeton is still pending for the benefit of ALL Asian American applicants to Princeton, as well as to the rest of the Ivies, which use racial preferences in admissions based on the applicant's race, color, hue and skin tone.
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Old Princetonian
Oh God, here we go again. Welcome back Informed Reader, or shall I say Yale College Dad.
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Hey Old Princetonian,
Even by invoking the name of God, the TRUTH cannot be stopped from coming out.
Regardless of the outcome of the decision on Jian Li’s complaint from the OCR, since it also consists of biased politically correct appointees, who will undoubtedly rule against Jian anyway, Princeton’s admissions files will be OPENED, and this could bolster Jian’s claims when viewd by an impartial party. This case has put Princeton and the Ivies on notice for more future complaints and federal law suits based on racial discrimination against Asian Americans.
God only knows that there will be more complaints and federal law suits of this nature in the future, against Princeton, and its peer institutions, as well as the rest of the Ivies,.
My daughter applioed to Princeton for the class of 2009 not expecting to be accepted. She had 2390 on SAT, 3.75 (unweighted GPA, HS doesn't weigh), over 8 years playing 2 musical instruments, several hundred hours volunteering. She went to HCHS which is a very elite public HS in NYC. There seems to be a bias against CHINESE-AMERICAN FEMALES from Queen, NY (over represented????.
Many students at HCHS are Asian-American and felt that there definitely was is a quota.
She didn't get accepted but was surprised when some one from her HS get accepted with lesser credentials who wasn't Asian-American.
She did get accepted by Williams College where she is now in her 1st year and is very happy.
In the long run, justice will prevail, because prejudice does not serve Princeton's interests. To insiders, Princeton is not as impressive as it seems.