[analyst74]

I can accept the argument that they are trying to be inclusive towards disadvantaged students, and it just happens that racial make up of poor but qualified students lean towards black or hispanic.

Is that the reality? or is it middle class and less advantaged white/asian kids giving way to middle class black/hispanic ones? Or worse, is it simply raising the bar for asians because there are too many of them in higher education like they did to jews?

[steveBK123]

NYU is a terrible example to pick this fight over, given the stats I posted though.

1) The school is already 40% Asian and only 7% Black. How much higher further should we expect those numbers to move from their demographics (6% Asian / 13% Black). If it was 46% Asian and 1% Black how different would those GPA stats even be? Not much! How about 46.5% Asian and 0.5% Black? When would you be pleased?

2) Its a huge liberal arts, emphasis on the ARTS school. Nearly 20% of the school pursues ART degrees. GPA is not even the correct measure for admissions for that type of degree. Generally it's a portfolio of work. Go do this GPA-only analysis on a college's STEM program admissions or at a pure Engineering school.

Anyway, NYU has always been in my mind a "pretty good college for kids with enough money who want to have fun living in Downtown Manhattan for 4 years on their parents dime". Its selectivity is outsized to its academic quality.