Why I Support Affirmative Action As an Asian American Teen

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'I was told to avoid “stereotypically Asian” activities to have a better chance of getting into colleges.'

policies in college admissions, a long-held strategy to build diverse student bodies. The two cases under consideration areStudents for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College

In my search for answers, I look at the world of admission to elite public high schools. New York City has, some of which have incredibly competitive admissions processes. For eight of these schools, admission is based on a student's score on the Specialized High School Admissions Test .

In a perfect world, I'd want race-blind admissions, because a perfect world would have a level playing field. Unfortunately, this is not the reality. The test-based admission results shown in New York City highlight that race-conscious admission is necessary to address the historical discrimination against and underrepresentation of Black and Latinx students.

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