<p>^ re: disadvantages for Asian Americans: I’m going to rant. Most folks, CC-ers included, only judge “quality” by the superficials found in chance me threads- ie, stats, rigor, and a few showboat activities. Kids forget that holistic admissions needs more than that, including decent essays, great LoRs, some freaking sense of your character and that you are interesting- and balanced. When the tippy top schools review apps, even top stats kids can be ho-hum. (And, lots of LoRs are cookie-cutter, even for top performers. Even if you see yours and think they are super, you don’t know how they stack up.) Some percentage of Asian-Americans may have super stats, but no one group has any set advantage in making themselves compelling admits to a holistic-review school. </p>
<p>And, most of the court attention has been paid to the role of public institutions, not privates. Publics have an different mandate re: serving their populaces.</p>