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		wozniacki on Oct 3, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The model minority is losing patience Not to put too fine a point on it, but 20% of those admitted were Asian American, for the class of 2019, in a country where less than 5%, self-identify as Asian-American.[1][2] https://college.harvard.edu/admissions/admissions-statistics [1] http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/06/how-to-... [2] http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/06/how-to-...

jerrickhoang on Oct 3, 2015 | [–]

Yeah, but that doesn't mean there couldn't be more.

9872 on Oct 3, 2015 | [–]

Harvard accepts students from all over the world. Over 50% of the world is Asian.

klipt on Oct 4, 2015 | [–]

Only 12% of admitted students are from outside the US. Harvard clearly favors US applicants.

https://college.harvard.edu/admissions/admissions-statistics

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