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...think it has a lot of basis in fact," saysDaniel H. Choi '94, editor of the Korean-Americanmagazine Yisei...
...Second, Choi measures academic success by SAT scores. He argues that this is how Harvard and other equally prestigious universities measure success and ability. But SAT scores offer only one part of the picture. They may be skewed in favor of those who have the luxury of attending coaching workshops. Many poor students cannot afford the tuition for these workshops and are therefore at a disadvantage...
...Also, as Choi himself points out, tests such as the SAT may be culturally biased. They favor those who have succeeded in integrating a particular culture (whether or not they originated within that culture...
...claiming that SAT scores are a valid measure of scholarly merit, Choi then implies that educational institutions such as Harvard are meritocracies, promoting merit above all else. In fact, candidates are not admitted based purely on grades and test scores as Choi would have us believe...
...Choi points out that it is in the barrios and inner cities (just beyond the Yard) that efforts should be directed toward educational equality because it is in the homes and schools of young Blacks and Hispanics where the problem resides. He is right, but that is only one piece of the problem...