Asian-American admissions at Harvard
The linked report (exhibit A) is interesting to read:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;samv91khoyt2i553a2t1s05i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2018&#x2F;06&#x2F;Doc-415-1-Arcidiacono-Expert-Report.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;samv91khoyt2i553a2t1s05i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com&#x2F;wp-c...</a><p>It would seem at first that Harvard wants to help poor students and race just happens to be a proxy for socioeconomic status, but it turns out that&#x27;s not what they are doing:<p>&gt; Harvard’s preferential treatment of African-American and Hispanic applicants is not the result of efforts to achieve socioeconomic diversity. Rather, preferences for African Americans and Hispanics are significantly smaller if the applicant is economically disadvantaged.<p>It seems they want to have their cake and eat it too. They want to appear diverse based on physical features. So if someone takes a picture of the class and publishes it everyone would say &quot;Look how diverse they are&quot;. But they also don&#x27;t want poor students because they want donations to keep streaming in.