what message is an Asian family supposed to take away if their child is rejectd at California State Universities because they are too high achieving and dull?
The message is that America does not support achievement anymore.
Stories like this piss me off to no end.
“what message is an Asian family supposed to take away if their child is rejectd at California State Universities because they are too high achieving and dull?”
Obviously, it would be a msg of racial predajuce. But, one thing the article did not make clear is whether the Asians populating California state universitites are Asian Americans or foreign Aians. If foreign, then it’s a different circumstance because even though these foreigners are probably paying out of state tuition they are still not picking up the total cost of the education. So, my two bits would be that foreigners should first,go to the back of the line behind “legal” California residents and then second, “legal” out of state U.S. residents. Just as a side note, as far as I’m concerned the only line “illegals” should be allowed to stand in is the one back to where they came from.
For what it's worth, we are kicking their butts for the same reason. I know a few dozen who could put Bobby Jindal on the short bus but academics tend to sequester them. There is also a perception of a racism that may or may not be there that causes them to self-isolate.
They are not taking full advantage of the American system. We want them out and mixing in the mainstream. What we are looking for is to add a dynamism that will allow the meritocracy to recognize them. They are sorely needed.
We don't want to sacrifice academics. We want to suppliment it. When these kids realize that they can lead, it's pedal to the metal for the American Dream.
Here's part of the deal ~ you have a package ~ call it a University ~ and it consists of faculty, buildings, grounds, facilities, parking space, housing AND students.
If you have an inferior student body (use present day Columbia university as an example), the rest of it doesn't matter ~ except for your research programs where you can bring in graduate assistants from other schools, or hire on adjunct professors doing post-doc study.
If you have inferior facilities you might have to adjust your programs, and insufficient parking could be absolutely deadly in a suburban location. Still, you can run a top ranked school with a top level student body and middling buildings, and maybe even a good but not great faculty (provided you have a lot of them).
If California really wants to lose its Asian students they can do that, but the result will be a string of third-rate loser colleges with doper faculty members.
End of story.