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The Asian disadvantage in American med schools: Merit sidelined as lower scores win seats

Despite consistently higher MCAT scores, Asian American applicants face systemic disadvantages in medical school admissions, often losing out to candidates from other racial groups with lower scores. This bias extends beyond medicine, impacting admissions to selective U.S. colleges where Asian applicants have significantly lower odds of acceptance, even with comparable qualifications.

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