stun story leave get away punish hard work accomplishment name fairness decide minority population important another windowless classroom arcadia tutor center parent cram child-sized desks dig pocket purse pen ann lee launch powerpoint presentation.her primer college admissions begin basics application deadlines relative virtues sit versus act many advance placement test take.then ease potentially incendiary topic one many counselors like learn avoid let talk asians says.lee next slide show three columns number princeton university study try measure race ethnicity affect admissions use sit score benchmark use term bonus describe many extra sit point applicant race worth point first column.african americans receive bonus 230 point lee says.she point second column hispanics receive bonus 185 point last column draw gasps.asian americans lee say penalize 50 point word much good win admission asians need high test score hard asians get college answer yes lee say zenme keyi one mother hiss chinese possible college admission season ignite deep anxieties asian american families spend demographic education elite universities across u.s. asian americans form large share student body population whole increasingly turn affirmative action policies could alter ratios accuse admissions committees discriminate asian american applicants.everyone work hard struggle feel go hard us lawrence leonn 16here perfect example americans allow asian minority status discount favor vocal black students campus case young asian reporter dare attempt cover university missouri black live matter event certainly media outcry bully horrible treatment receive students faculty alike click full story video.that perspective pit advocate diversity college berth asian american students mean few black latino students statistically underrepresented top universities.but san gabriel valley hyper-competitive ethnic asian communities arguments diversity sometimes fall deaf ears immigrant parent raise asia all-or-nothing test culture good education measure success matter survival see academic achievement moral virtue families organize live around child education move best school district pay tutor tennis lessons acceptance letter prestigious college often acceptable return investment stretch decades.lee co-founder hs2 academy college prep business assume racial bias fact college admissions counsel students accordingly 10 center across state academy counselors teach countermeasures asian american applicants goal lee say help prospective college students avoid come like another cookie-cutter asian asian descent junior say disadvantage problem say numbers.asian families flock san gabriel valley school district high academic performance index score state hundreds top-performing students high school focus small set elite institutions easy get lose crowd.of school 4,000 students nearly 3,000 asian descent like yue will whatever take gain entrance prestigious university study remember fun stuff schedule extracurriculars important part college applications improve easily sit score ethnicity.in san gabriel valley aspirationally name tutor center little harvard ivy league cluster within walk distance high school many price cheaply baby-sitter take long center respond students parent fear edge top school intangible miss quality want racist anything lawrence say everyone work hard struggle feel go hard us complaints bias college admissions persist since least 1920s harvard university president try cap number jewish students november group call students fair admissions file suit harvard university admissions policies allegedly discriminate asian americans group cite 2004 princeton study source offer statistics asian americans test performance.at university texas austin affirmative action policy allow admissions committees consider race prospective applicants argue way supreme court policies uphold low court court decision void supreme court another court uphold policies another appeal pending defend holistic admissions policies insist consider broad range variables ensure applicants judge fairly princeton study lee refer widely criticize academics argue rely heavily grade test score draw conclusions racial bias data study use old relevant.still anxiety racial admissions rat peak cash-crunched public universities increasingly favor high-paying out-of-state foreign students expense local applicants every ethnicity 2014 bill would ask voters consider restore race factor admissions public california colleges universities spark multiple public protest scathing editorials chinese newspapers bill senate constitutional amendment shelve last year ethic cause parent students agonize box check race nationality section application one parent ask zell whether would help legally change family name something western-sounding.last year rumor harvard university would stop accept asian american students san marino high school spread like trend hashtag.mollie beckler counselor san marino high school say harvard never impose rule school counselors continually try dispel myths like say hop slightly low huge stress students shoulder intense focus elite school feel failure get try reach high standards say concern us counsel world san gabriel valley tutor center confront ethnic admissions issue head-on.jamie aviles counselor aci institute teach ways overcome perceive racial bias say many counselors agree least one thing.as aviles put suck kid san gabriel valley via la time colleges punish high achievers check african american sit test add 230 points…check asian deduct 50 point