[quote=flu]Is this really a surprise to you Brian? It’s been going on for some time, even back when I went to an ivy league back in 92…It was ridiculous seeing what was admitted at times… This has been going on for some time. Above-average (yet not exceedingly outstanding) Asian-american students always get screwed. I’m telling you, the best way to avoid this altogether is before entering high school, change the last name and don’t answer the question about race. I kid you not. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying asian kids are smarter.. I’m not…… But there is this hidden stupid admissions quota, whether universities want to admit it or not.

See if colleges/university really where interested in equality, they wouldn’t be asking you what race are you, would they?[/quote]
It’s only surprising to those who are not Asian. It was much more overtly displayed at the UC when I went there because of affirmative action. Luckily that got removed. That’s why today, 40+ % of the students at the top 3-4 UCs are Asian. 50% at UCSD, 40% at UCLA, and 42% at Berkeley.

I agree with you that to completely remove yourself from discrimination, just change your name. If your kids are born here, give them American names. There’s no way anyone can tell my kids are Asian from their name. It always bug the hell out of me when they say they need more minorities at the Universities. Somehow, to those people, Asian are not considered as minority.