[Bruce Campbells Chin]

The fact that all of these schools turned him down suggests there is something in his application that all of the schools saw as a negative.

Yes - his last name was Asian. Open secret that schools are using the completely subjective essay requirement as the tool to discriminate in favor of non-Asian minorities. While it is of course possible that this particular Asian kid wrote a unique essay that should serve as a disqualifier, the data in these lawsuits have shown that Asian applicants are declined overwhelmingly based solely on subjective criteria.

The truth is that there is a cultural predisposition among certain groups to heavily emphasize academics, and those children simply do better.

[The Antiyuppie]

Something that really ticks me off on modern-day admissions is “extracurricular activities” being an absolute requirement to get anywhere. Let’s see...when I was a kid, I was studying, or, by the time I was almost 15, studying and working (AND paying the salaries of state college administrators via taxes). When I was 16, I studied, worked, and learned how to repair my car so I could afford to get to work.

Was I bad?