{"id":1994993,"date":"2023-08-09T03:26:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T07:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-students-outpaced-asian-americans-in-college-admissions-by-28-study\/"},"modified":"2023-08-09T03:28:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T07:28:19","slug":"white-students-outpaced-asian-americans-in-college-admissions-by-28-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-students-outpaced-asian-americans-in-college-admissions-by-28-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Study: White students surpass Asian Americans in college admissions by 28%."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-students-outpaced-asian-americans-in-college-admissions-by-28-study%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1994993&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Study Reveals Disadvantages Faced by Asian American College\u200d Applicants<\/h2>\n<p>A new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research has shed light on the challenges Asian American <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kendi-doubles-down-blames-disinformation-operatives-over-deleted-college-admissions-tweet-that-debunks-crt\/\" title=\"Kendi Doubles Down, Blames \u2018Disinformation Operatives\u2019 Over Deleted College Admissions Tweet That Debunks CRT\">college applicants<\/a> face in gaining admission to \u200delite schools. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-budget-office-minimum-wage-hike-would-cost-1-4-million-jobs\/\" title=\"Congressional Budget Office: Minimum Wage Hike Would Cost 1.4 Million Jobs\">study found<\/a> that white students with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-students-outpaced-asian-americans-in-college-admissions-by-28-study\/\" title=\"Study: White students surpass Asian Americans in college admissions by 28%.\">similar test \u200cscores<\/a> and grades to Asian students were more likely to be accepted, primarily due to legacy admissions and \u200dgeographic bias.<\/p>\n<h3>Legacy Admissions and Geographic Bias<\/h3>\n<p>The study revealed that white students had a 28% higher chance\u200c of earning admittance to elite colleges compared to Asian\u200d American students.\u200d This advantage was attributed to factors such \u200bas family history \u2063at the school or\u2062 parental donations to \u200bthe institution, known as legacy admissions. The practice\u2063 of legacy admissions has come under scrutiny following a Supreme Court ruling\u2062 that colleges can no longer\u200c consider an applicant&#8217;s race in admissions decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the study found that schools were more likely to reject applications from students residing in areas with a higher Asian\u2062 population, indicating a form of geographic bias.<\/p>\n<h3>Continued \u200cStruggles for Asian American Applicants<\/h3>\n<p>This study adds to the\u200d mounting evidence of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-signs-bill-giving-florida-control-over-disneys-self-governance-district\/\" title=\"DeSantis Signs Bill Giving Florida Control Over Disney\u2019s Self-Governance District\">hurdles faced<\/a> by Asian American college\u2062 applicants. Asian students have long alleged \u200cthat they face \u200dgreater scrutiny in the admissions process and \u2063that colleges have implemented measures to\u2063 limit \u200ctheir enrollment in elite schools.<\/p>\n<p>These allegations were the basis for a\u2062 lawsuit against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina by Students for Fair \u2064Admissions, a group of \u200bAsian students. \u200cThe Supreme \u200bCourt ruled in favor of \u200cthe student group, prohibiting colleges from considering\u200b an \u2064applicant&#8217;s race in admissions \u200cdecisions.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the study highlighted that\u2064 Southeast Asian\u200c applicants faced even greater disadvantages,\u2064 with\u2064 a 49% increased\u2063 likelihood of being passed over for admission.<\/p>\n<p>It is crucial to address these disparities and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/world-governing-body-bans-transgender-cyclists-from-womens-events\/\" title=\"Transgender Cyclists Excluded from Women's Events by Global Governing Body\">ensure equal opportunities<\/a> for all college applicants, regardless of their racial or ethnic \u2064background.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to\u200b read more from The Washington \u200cExaminer.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>that white students with comparable academic achievements have a higher chance of getting into prestigious universities compared to their Asian counterparts. This discrepancy is primarily attributed to legacy admissions and regional preferences, as highlighted by a recent study conducted by the National Bureau of Economic Research.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1994994,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1994993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1994993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1994993"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1994993\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1994994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1994993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1994993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1994993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}