UC System Admissions Policies
I would like to add two more fictional applicants to Paredes’ list:
The third is an Asian, a graduate of public high school in a working-class neighborhood with nearly a straight-A average and test scores in the 94th percentile. He works part-time and does not have affluent parents. His application probably would be turned down under the proposed Tom Hayden bill because he has to compete with many other Asian applicants who have similar or superior academic records.
The fourth applicant is from another minority group, a graduate of a prestigious private high school with an A average and test scores in the 65th percentile. He lives in an affluent area and has never worked during the school year. Under the bill, he probably will be admitted to UCLA.
The proposed bill is extremely unfair to thousands of future UC applications. Asians will be the No. 1 victims because according to the statistics, the percentage of Asians who achieve academic excellence is higher than other racial groups.
To establish a “quota” system for UC admissions based on racial stereotype assumptions is wrong and is a blatant discrimination against thousands of California students who are seeking equal educational opportunities.
BING-NAN FENG
La Mirada
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