Rejected by 16 colleges. Hired by Google. Now his family’s discrimination lawsuit is moving forward.
Stanley Zhong had a 1590 SAT score, a 4.42 weighted GPA and was hired by Google as a full-time software engineer after graduating high school. His family alleges elite universities discriminated against him and other highly qualified Asian-American applicants.
A federal judge is now allowing Stanley’s Title VI claims against the University of Washington to proceed, opening the door to discovery and potential access to internal admissions documents, communications and data.
The university says it is pleased the court dismissed many of the claims and maintains its admissions process is highly competitive, particularly for out-of-state applicants.