<p>"SAN FRANCISCO - A new admissions policy set to take effect at the University of California system in three years is raising fears among Asian-Americans that it will reduce their numbers on campus, where they account for a remarkable 40 percent of all undergraduates.</p>
<p>University officials say the new standards the biggest change in UC admissions since 1960 are intended to widen the pool of high school applicants and make the process more fair.</p>
<p>But Asian-American advocates, parents and lawmakers are angrily calling on the university to rescind the policy, which will apply at all nine of the system's undergraduate campuses....</p>
<p>They point to a UC projection that said the new standards would sharply reduce Asian-American admissions while resulting in little change for blacks and Hispanics, and a big gain for white students.</p>
<p>"I like to call it affirmative action for whites," said Ling-chi Wang, a retired professor at UC Berkeley. "I think it's extremely unfair to Asian-Americans on the one hand and underrepresented minorities on the other." New</a> UC admissions policy angers Asians - Race & ethnicity- msnbc.com</p>
<p>Wait so why is it going to reduce Asian-American admissions specifically?
It says that the new policy is going to get rid of subject tests and the 12.5% gpa eligibility. But how will this decrease the % of Asian-Americans in UC’s?</p>
<p>^ Word. By reducing the importance of GPA and standardized tests (areas where Asians traditionally do very well at), you are going to reduce the number of Asians admitted in general. I am not sure whether this is the intent of the policy though.</p>
<p>^Yes, it is. I wish I could find the article I read a month ago. I actually knew about this news earlier. A few of the UC admission officers admitted that there were too many Asian Americans and wanted to reduce the number. As much as I’d like to believe that the world is no longer “racist,” it seems as though admission officers are scared of the Asian kids becoming superior and the majority on campuses. As a sister of a younger brother, who will be deeply affected by this action (since the new policy affects starting with the graduating class of 2012), I am more than displeased with the rather disgusting decision. There are plenty of smart Caucasian students at my school. Those who are smart and hardworking will make wise choices in school. To provide the upperhand to students who can’t even manage a somewhat decent and “acceptable” UC GPA seems ridiculous and absurd.</p>
<p>I think there forever will be pressure at government run and funded schools to have the student mix at the most prized schools match state’s electorate.
By any means necessary that will also fly legally.</p>