Things are really tough for Asian males going into CS from the Bay Area

[hebegebe]

@ucbalumnus

So it is entirely possible that a few “defects” (from a college admission standpoint) in the record of a math contest winner a few decades ago would not have prevented admission at a super-selective college, but the same “defects” may do so now.

This may explain why the near golden ticket awards still seem to have the same predictive power as before . Getting the award requires going through a holistic process that considers recommendations, grades, essays, etc. This holistic evaluation is similar to the holistic admissions for colleges, and sometimes even essays can be reused.

[skieurope]

I see no purpose for this thread which is a) a rehash of past posts, b) only results in other users debating, and c) is a hit-and-run posting. Closed