There could be many studies conducted confirming college discrimination against Asian American students in college. Personally I would conduct a study by gathering data on the percentage of students from different ethnicities whom get admitted to some of the greatest colleges such as Yale, or Harvard. Also, I would take a look at the percentage of students who have been turned down into going to that college- and compare their SAT scores and their GPAs. If it is true that colleges such as Harvard only confirm students who are Asian Americans that only have SAT scores about 140 points higher than the average student who goes to that college- then it is proof that there is discrimination. Also, if we look at the GPA of students that are Asians compared to other ethnicities, their GPAs should be around the same number since they both didn't get in. However if they are not around the same number then it shows bias against Asian American students.
A combination of this data could tell me whether it's true that college adminitrators discriminate against Asian American students.
I'm sure that the results recorded in this article were true at some point- in once case a study was done 20 years ago comparing the percentage of Asians and other ethnicities admitted to Harvard. However, this information is outdated. Today there must be different statistics. Therefor these studies should be run again to conclude whether there really is discrimination against Asian American students in college.
This is really an excellent piece Viviana. You've critically thought about the facts presented in the article and presented a strong opinion. Excellent work.
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