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...following are excerpts from the statement of findings written by the Education Department Office of Civil Rights (OCR) about the College's admissions office...
...order to see whether the Asian American ethnic reader's rating or comments were any different than other readers, we looked separately at Summary Sheets from all Asian American and white applicants in our sample which she had read. OCR found that there was no discernable distinction in either the nature or tone of her comments for Asian American and white applicants. Her comments addressed, generally, the strengths and weakness of each applicant. There was also no discernable difference between her comments and those of other readers in terms of any cultural or experiential differences faced by Asian American applicants...
...addition to examining the ethnic reader's comments, OCR's concern for the potential stereotyping of Asian American applicants prompted a review of reader comments for negative characterizations which could have an impact on the admissions decision and ratings. On its face, reader comments revealed several recurring characterizations attributed o Asian American applicants. Quite often Asian American applicants were described as being quiet/shy, science/math oriented, and hard workers. For example, one reader's comment embraced all of these in describing an Asian American applicant when she wrote: "...[applicant] seems like a reserved, hard-working, aspiring woman scientist/doctor...
While such descriptions may not seem damaging, OCR was conscious that problems of "model minority" stereotypes could negatively impact Asian American applicants as a whole. This concern was also raised when OCR's file review came upon comments such...
...OCR noted that in a number of cases. Asian American applicants were described as "quiet, shy, reserved, self-contained, soft spoken" and that these characteristics were underlined for added emphasis by the reader. While white applicants were similarly described, OCR found such descriptions ascribed to Asian American applicants more frequently. In some cases these comments actually originated from the interviews, teacher or counselor recommendations, or self-descriptions given by the applicant. For instance, in one case, an interviewer wrote...