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EDITORIAL: Racial quotas, are they fair? — Affirmative action questions…

May 21, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Trying to get into school? Asian American applicants applying for college appear to be admitted at a lower rate than White, Black, or Latino peers with comparable quantitative scores. This is according to Princeton researcher Thomas J. Espenshade who compiled GPA and SAT test scores for selective private institutions of higher education, and compared them […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2015, Asian Americans, GPA, SAT, Vol 34 No 22 | May 23 - May 29

ILF Civic Fellowship accepting APA student applications for 2015

February 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  The International Leadership Foundation (ILF)  announced that the application process for the 2015 Civic Fellowship Program is open and ongoing until February 14, 2015. Every year, ILF’s selection committee identifies approximately 30 outstanding Asian Pacific American (APA) college students to spend eight to ten weeks interning at a federal agency in Washington D.C. during […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2015, APA, Capitol Hill, Civic Fellowship Program, GPA, ILF, United States, Vol 34 No 7 | February 7 - February 13

Scholarship available for Washington students who are young entrepreneurs

November 18, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Since 2003, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)’s Young Entrepreneur Foundation (YEF) has awarded 2,095 scholarships to graduating high school seniors totaling $2,382,000. The NFIB Young Entrepreneur Awards program was established to raise awareness among the nation’s youth about the critical role that private enterprise and entrepreneurship play in the building of America.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2011, 2012, GPA, NFIB, Stacy Jenkins, Vol 30 No 47 | November 19 - November 25, YEF, Young Entrepreneur Awards

For overseas students: Where is the money for school?

September 8, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Keishi Matsuda Northwest Asian Weekly It is becoming more common for international students from Asian countries to further their education in Washington state colleges. Some students flourish and have relatively little trouble studying in the United States, but others struggle.

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2011, Asian Americans, Bellevue College, China, Europe, GPA, George Lauer, International Education, Kenta Yamamoto, Latin America, Seattle University, UW, United States, Vol 30 No 37 | September10 - September 16, Weiwei Che, Yik Lun Chan, japan

Blog: Why a 4.0 might not get you admitted to the UW

April 29, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

We know that in some classes, you can easily get As, argued Philip Ballinger, University of Washington’s director of admissions. “We have to look at other things” to

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2011, GPA, Philip Ballinger, Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 30 No 18 | April 30 - May 6

Blog: What does a rejection letter from the UW mean?

April 29, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

But I almost didn’t make it when I applied for a transfer after my freshman year at a college in Oregon. The rejection letter said that UW policy was to consider transferring

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2011, Asian Weekly, GPA, Publisher Ng's blog, UW, Vol 30 No 18 | April 30 - May 6, communication, letter

Blog: Journalist was a failing student?

April 7, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

I have never met a TV anchor who had the guts to tell a group of strangers that, in his first semester of college, his GPA was 0.93.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2011, Blog Journalist, Enrique Cerna, GPA, KCTS, TV, Vol 30 No 15 | April 9 - April 15

LWTC awarded $2.29 million in grants to assist first-generation, low-income, and disabled students

September 30, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Lake Washington Technical College’s Student Support Services department has been awarded two United States Department of Education TRIO grants totaling $2.29 million over five years.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2010, Dennis Long, GPA, LWTC, Lake Washington Technical College, Student Support Services, Vol 29 No 40 | October 2 - October 8

Blog: Two inspiring women

March 18, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Lately, I’ve met many inspiring women. You’d be surprised, ordinary people can accomplish extraordinary things.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2010, Blog Two, CCA, GPA, Karen Terrado, Native American, Philippines, Seattle Sheraton Hotel, Vol 29 No 12 | March 20 - March 26

Oct. 29: Kristin Tan is named Davis Law Group Scholar Athlete of the Week

November 25, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Kristin Tan of Holy Names Academy was awarded a $100 scholarship and recognized as a Davis Law Group Scholar Athlete of the Week for her 3.89 cumulative GPA and her outstanding performance as a competitive golfer.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2009, GPA, Holy Names Academy, Kristin Tan, Vol 28 No 49 | November 28 - December 4

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