<p>ellefalloir: “b) who have been forced to follow strict studying guidelines from a young age by meticulous parents c) who lack a true sense of what they want and yet want to “deviate” from the norm”</p>
<p>but people can’t help the families they are born into, it very possible that even without parental guidance people still have the will work hard! and yes I rebelled against my family and joined interesting clubs like Mu Alpha Theta and Rockets and Robotics… wanted life outside studying, right?(at my school, it is very diverse) and it wasn’t until posts on CC and when we went to compete(for mu alpha theta…) before i realized these were so-called “asian activities”. oops. not that im going to quit, love those activities very much.</p>
<p>and actually I used to believe there was no affirmative action, everything was equal, it was only on CC, after reading the race discussion(s) and many shared news articles that I changed to dislike affirmative action.</p>
<p>so wow, racial quotas in the workforce is definitely news to me! i thought there would be a law against such things… i remember reading Equal Opportunity stuff somewhere… hmm…</p>
<p>“lol. My philosophy is to only apply to a school if you love everything about it…” I commend you as a tolerant person! heh heh wish i could have the same philosophy but for me there’s always some cons to everything and its about weighing the pluses and cons. 
cost especially</p>
<p>"As for motivation to be distinguished, you have to realize that “the whole group” does not have the same cultural identity, financial background, and social guidance that you have. Harvard realizes that. Most people realize that. Not everybody was born with parents willing to pay over 2k for SAT tuition. You think it’s unfair for Asians to try harder to be unique, but don’t you think it’s even more unfair that other races may have to struggle to even meet the norm? "</p>
<p>heck my parents never paid over 2k for SAT tuition and never would. and maybe because im from a super diverse school and im not sure what you see but I know there are kids of different races(not asian) with parents that would freak over a b, well-off and pressured to do well, and do so. i see kids of different races even without family support have the same drive for working hard and excel. and there are too plenty of asians with parents that don’t stereotypically care as much and neither do the kids. </p>
<p>ellefalloir: I’m open to what anyone says… and maybe i have been a little brainwashed my that discussion on CC but there’s some points I don’t understand.</p>