tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post4850206901789530735..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-47456112966362684702009-06-30T00:16:55.009-05:002009-06-30T00:16:55.009-05:00When it comes to racial preferences, it&#39;s not always the whites who are the wronged party.<br /><br />Recently The University of California changed it&#39;s admission policy for all 9 of it&#39;s campuses.<br />Flooded by Asian students who tend to do better than whites on test scores and school grades, the US regents decided to downplay the importance of tests and grades in their admission policy<br />http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/ap/48683642.html<br />&quot;I like to call it affirmative action for whites,&quot; said Ling-chi Wang, a retired professor at UC Berkeley. &quot;I think it&#39;s extremely unfair to Asian-Americans on the one hand and underrepresented minorities on the other.&quot;<br />The new policy would eliminate the requirement that applicants take two SAT subject tests and reduce the number of students guaranteed admission based on grades and test scores alone. It takes effect for the freshman class of fall 2012.Hamsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10045933530624125001noreply@blogger.com