離婚是進名校的利器嗎?對亞裔沒用,先驅早已成仁,見下例
(2007-01-29 23:15:32)
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Stanley Park,韓裔,父母為韓國移民,本人生長於加州,SAT 1500,University High in Irvines,class 2002。1999年父母離異,母親含辛茹苦供他上最好的高中University High in Irvines。母患乳癌後,他打工貼補家用。連續三年,他每周日做義工。School guidance counselor 給他寫了極強的推薦信,他自己的essay講的是他母親如何含辛茹苦供他上學,為了不辜負母親,他如何刻苦讀書、工作等等。
結果,Berkeley,UCLA都拒絕了他,卻錄取了比他分數低很多的非西裔。"Stanley learned the hard way that the 'life challenges'preference at his state university was a back-door substitute for affirmative action. It was never meant for him or other Asian Americans at all."