Four years after alleging racial discrimination in Harvard University's admissions process, the group called Students for Fair Admissions will be in federal court Monday for an expected three-week trial against the university.
The movement threatens to expose one of higher education's deepest trade secrets, with many wondering how Harvard decides who gets into the university.
"People involved in this movement are liberal, they're conservative, they're moderate, they're libertarian," Edward Blum of Students for Fair Admissions said.
On Monday, the group will take on the university in court, alleging discrimination against Asian-Americans who apply to the school.
"We have spent four years gathering evidence," Blum said. "That evidence now goes before the court, and we're hopeful and confident that, based on the weight of that evidence, the court will decide that Harvard's admissions policies are unconstitutional."
On Sunday, Asian-Americans rallied in Copley Square in advance of the trial. They say one issue is that Harvard, along with other colleges, hold Asian-Americans to a higher academic standard than other races.
"One thing we're gonna be certain is that truth will come out," Robert Li, a supporter of the lawsuit, said. "I hope it's going to be the truth, and the whole truth and nothing but the truth."
Students for Fair Admissions says it analyzed thousands of applications and interviews, and claims that, even with excellent grades and extracurricular activities, Asian-Americans had the lowest admission rates to Harvard when compared with other races.
They also consistently got poor personality trait ratings.
"They rate Asian-Americans consistently lower in the metrics of courage, likeability, integrity and friendliness," Li said.
Some potential Ivy League candidates in the future showed up to the rally, with some old enough to understand the allegations.
"It just makes me angry that people who are doing worse than me still get in a better college, and still have a better future," Jake Li said.
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