UC Admissions

Re “Merit Only” College Entry Proposal (Dec. 9) and letter by U Kyaw Win (Dec. 19): I differ with U Kyaw Win. I feel that most of the universities in California do not discriminate in their admission, especially against Asian-Americans.

I am a student at UC Irvine, and according to the figures, there are more Asian-Americans than whites at UC Irvine, and Irvine has the highest percentage of Asian-Americans of any UC campus. Yes some worthy Asian-Americans are being turned away, as Win states. However, this seems to be a result of over-enrollment of certain ethnic groups, while discriminating against whites. Hmmm . . . sounds like reverse affirmative action!

Affirmative action is needed in today’s society, but only to balance the ethnic imbalances fairly. Too much affirmative action will create an even bigger imbalance.

IAN MARANTZ

Irvine