Interesting article. I’m a little confused by the stats about UC Berkeley; it sounds like foreign-born students are replacing ALL ethnicities, not just Asian Americans? But the implication is Cal may be the exception, not the rule?
As for the changes to reduce the number of students admitted based solely on grades and test scores, it’s probably a good change overall. I’m someone who did very well on the SAT, and I can say it’s only one data point and grossly over weighted. The SAT Subject tests are terrible and exist primarily to line the pockets of The College Board. There really is something to be said for “well rounded” college applicants.
If rich Chinese people want to subsidize our education system by paying sticker price for a UC education for their kids, more power to them. Clearly there is no political will to spend money to fully fund the UC system right now through taxpayer dollars, so that’s the solution.
