"Why I helped strike down Harvard affirmative action in the Supreme Court"

[RamsayBolton]

Why I helped strike down Harvard affirmative action in the Supreme Court

“The court has … affirmed that Asian Americans are routinely being penalized because their last name is Kim or Lee,” activist Calvin Yang said after the Supreme Court supported St…

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Calvin Yang, 21, joined the advocacy group Students for Fair Admissions in suing Harvard, alleging that the school’s race-conscious admissions practices systemically disadvantage Asian applicants. (The group also filed a complaint against the University of North Carolina.) After the US Supreme Court found in the group’s favor Thursday, Yang tells Rikki Schlott why the fight was worth it.
I had a 3.9 GPA, a 1550 SAT score, two varsity sports, my own political policy startup and a spot on Canada’s 30 Under 30 list when I applied to Harvard.
It was my dream school. And, when I was rejected, I couldn’t help but wonder whether my skin color was the reason why.

That’s why I joined Students for Fair Admissions in their case against Harvard University, seeking to overturn race-conscious admissions practices that I believe disadvantage Asian college applicants like me.

Finally, two years later, we just emerged victorious in the Supreme Court.

Going forward, Asian students are going to be able to focus more on who they are as people rather than trying to appear less Asian for an admissions officer.


I definitely think I would have emphasized different aspects of my application and not played down my race had affirmative action been struck down before I applied to colleges.


I can only speculate, but I think my chances of getting into Harvard would have been higher. It’s definitely possible that race-conscious admissions were what stood between me and my dream school.


And, even if I still didn’t get in, I wouldn’t be left to wonder if it was because I’m Chinese-Canadian.

Harvard Diversity Statistics: A Closer Look

Explore the latest Harvard Diversity Statistics, covering student demographics, faculty representation, and inclusive campus initiatives.

admissionsight.com

Based on the Harvard diversity statistics, 39.7 percent of Harvard University’s enrolled student population is white, 13.7 percent of the population is Asian, 9.46 percent of the population is Hispanic or Latino, 6.56 percent of the population is black or African American, 3.94 percent of the population identifies as having more than one race, 0.197 percent of the population is American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.118 percent of the population is Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

What a useful tool this dude turned out to be

 

[Kiyoshi-Dono]

This will be their graveyard
Legacy admissions about to crush them
And they won’t have any excuses
Yeah they may fukk your sisters and aunts
But white men have an obscene hate for Asian males
They about to see the real face of Stop Asian Hate tyranny
Better get them bootstraps up and don’t lose them wok skills

 

[Tair]

This will be their graveyard
Legacy admissions about to crush them
And they won’t have any excuses
Yeah they may fukk your sisters and aunts
But white men have an obscene hate for Asian males
They about to see the real face of Stop Asian Hate tyranny
Better get them bootstraps up and don’t lose them wok skills

And they won't have any recourse because they "helped" get rid of AA.

The definition of pouring jelly on yourself

 

[JT-Money]

They're asking colleges to reconsider legacy admissions. Why aren't they being sued yet?

Legacy college admissions under scrutiny again after Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action

In the wake of a Supreme Court decision that strikes down affirmative action in admissions, colleges are coming under renewed pressure to put an end to legacy preferences — the practice of favoring applicants with family ties to alumni.

www.pbs.org

 

[King Harlem]

Why I helped strike down Harvard affirmative action in the Supreme Court

“The court has … affirmed that Asian Americans are routinely being penalized because their last name is Kim or Lee,” activist Calvin Yang said after the Supreme Court supported St…

nypost.com

Harvard Diversity Statistics: A Closer Look

Explore the latest Harvard Diversity Statistics, covering student demographics, faculty representation, and inclusive campus initiatives.

admissionsight.com

What a useful tool this dude turned out to be

Those numbers look bad. And once again, Black people were blamed for something we really had nothing to do with.

 

[malleymal]

I’m in charge of admissions at a state institution. We have work arounds …. Trust me

 

[Crude]

That Asian is going to find out real fast those cacs still aren’t going to admit him into their institution.

This just paves the way for more average cacs whose application would have been looked over to be considered and more legacy cacs that also would have been looked over to be considered now because they no longer have the safeguard of admitting a number certain minorities.

This helps no one but Whites and those want to be White Asians and some Hispanics as well will figure that out soon enough.

 

[TRUEST]

This will be their graveyard
Legacy admissions about to crush them
And they won’t have any excuses
Yeah they may fukk your sisters and aunts
But white men have an obscene hate for Asian males
They about to see the real face of Stop Asian Hate tyranny
Better get them bootstraps up and don’t lose them wok skills

You’re an idiot. White people will tolerate asians just fine.

Stand up like a man and articulate yourself better.

 

[The Fade]

Sometimes I wonder how these other groups would feel if the REAL anglos got their birthrates backed up and kicked everyone out of whiteness and adjacent whiteness

 

[karim]

Why I helped strike down Harvard affirmative action in the Supreme Court

“The court has … affirmed that Asian Americans are routinely being penalized because their last name is Kim or Lee,” activist Calvin Yang said after the Supreme Court supported St…

nypost.com

Harvard Diversity Statistics: A Closer Look

Explore the latest Harvard Diversity Statistics, covering student demographics, faculty representation, and inclusive campus initiatives.

admissionsight.com

What a useful tool this dude turned out to be

his parents probably yelled at him and said this wouldn't have happened with a 4.0 gpa so he needed to find an excuse and told them it was because of affirmative action.

 

[I Really Mean It]

I’m in charge of admissions at a state institution. We have work arounds …. Trust me

aren’t you on era?

 

[The Half-Blood FKA Prince]

Why I helped strike down Harvard affirmative action in the Supreme Court

“The court has … affirmed that Asian Americans are routinely being penalized because their last name is Kim or Lee,” activist Calvin Yang said after the Supreme Court supported St…

nypost.com

Harvard Diversity Statistics: A Closer Look

Explore the latest Harvard Diversity Statistics, covering student demographics, faculty representation, and inclusive campus initiatives.

admissionsight.com

Way to play urself Cralence T'ao Masu

Hope this muhfukka choke on that life time supply of butter dumplings.

 

[Ozymandeas]

Cant wait for them to get slapped in the face as a group. We’re used to the struggle and know how to navigate. These lames crying about not getting into Harvard. Definition of a first world problem.

 

[Cat piss martini]

godless zipper faced bat soup eating cocksuckers.
hope new york start droppin gooks left and right.

 

[Tony D'Amato]

So u have an asian canadian arguing against a policy that was instituted as an attempt to fix some of this countries greatest sins against a group of ppl that was brought here against their will to be raped, pillaged and discriminated against for who knows how long. And he was allowed to do it. He shoulda been shipped back to canada in pieces. Disgusting