The anxiety level is rising. Harvard’s class of 2027 will be told if it’s thumbs up or down on March 30.
The class based on Early Action admits is already 30 percent Asian American, could that number go even higher to indicate a loosening of a cap on Asian American admissions that may be borderline discriminatory?
As we wait to see, did you hear the one about the Filipino in The New Yorker? Magazine, that is.
I don’t mean Jia Tolentino on the weight loss drug Ozempic, but the assessment of one male Filipino American Harvard applicant, written on official Harvard admissions stationery.
Jose is said to be the son of a farmworker killed by a tractor, who now supports his family of 14 while working as a cancer researcher AND playing football as a 132-pound defensive lineman (incredible considering his slight build). But he played at such a high level that not only was he named California Class AAA Player of the Year, he’s had an offer from the Rams of the NFL. 
Emil Guillermo
And let’s not give too much credence to the Nobel Prize he’s won.
