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There is clear evidence, however, that admissions committees at elite colleges are turning away a growing percentage of Asian American applicants in the interests of "diversity." A study of UC Berkeley's admission procedures, for example, revealed that in 1989, Berkeley turned down more than 2500 white and Asian applicants with straight-A averages, while virtually accepting every Black applicant with a GPA of a B or higher. A university admission report from UCLA in 1987 revealed that Asian applicants had a 41 percent acceptance rate to the university, compared to 85 percent for Hispanics and 73 percent for Blacks...
...Berkeley guides' political correctness "is not our raison d'etre," Barbour says. Berkeley is a liberal university, he says, and the student writers' sensibilities will come through. "We are socially aware. Fine. That's all we are," he insists, saying that the PC angle has been "overplayed" in the media...
Once readers get beyond stereotypes, however, both Deemer and Barbour are confident that their guides will be successful. Barbour says that the Berkeley Guides will present "fresh, contemporary copy" to travelers who are trying to avoid the "layering effect" of Let's Go Guides...
...that "porridge" is actually better than what Berkeley will be serving, Deemer says...
...concerned about the Berkeley Guides' arrival on the book shelves next month. If would-be travelers compare the books side by side, says Mark N. Templeton, the publishing director for the 1994 Let's Go series, "we're confident people will choose...