Are there Asians at Williams?

momrath
Wed, 08 Nov 2006 20:57:25 +0000

The 9% figure refers to Asian Americans. When you add in Internationals something like one out of every 10 students would be Asian. The surrounding area, however, like most of rural America, is predominately white.

From my observation kids tend to form social groups among the people they live with during their first year and those they interact with in extra-curriculars, not along racial lines.

We don’t have the whole picture as we don’t know the racial breakdown of all applicants, but it appears that Williams accepts a higher percentage of Asians than the percentage that chooses to matriculate. As you say, they tend to go for more urban or more “prestigious” schools. I think this gives an advantage to Asian applicants, but for sure, fitting in with the campus culture is an important factor in admissions.

I’d suggest that you do an overnight and see for yourself.

Good luck and let us know how you do.