Numerator is the number of Asian kids accepted into Berkeley, and denominator is the estimated total number of Asians in the senior class.
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Likely a change to “holistic admissions” with an aim to admit a lot more minorities…
They’re doing #2. And it’s not coming from the professors - the administrators get pushback from students and parents about how “HARD” all of these classes are and the professors are forced to dumb down their curriculum. I’ve heard from multiple professors on this. The kids aren’t comfortable with the math.
Question out of curiosity, which one is better- school which picks only toppers and boasts top grade or school which converts avg student to topper?
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In the US: It’s better to be a minority woman going into STEM from Kansas.
You don’t want to be a white or Asian male going into STEM from California.
How much the grades and school reputation matters depends on what else you can offer the college in the way of sports or proficiency at playing strange instruments or legacy.
In Canada, top grades from a hard school. They actually have a multiplying factor to even out the school difficulty.