Asian Male In-State EA?

yankeeinGA
Wed, 26 Apr 2017 23:08:21 +0000

Okay, one more time for the kids in the back: Holistic review. It is astonishing to me how many supposedly top students simply cannot grasp that “oh you have to be perfect” or “only perfect Asians get in” are the bitter words of rejected applicants. Getting rejected sucks, full stop. There’s no way around that disappointment. But I doubt it’s due to ethnicity or a single B. Tech does holistic review and plenty of great candidates are rejected because they can’t take everyone; likewise, plenty of real human students (even those who sometimes got Bs) wrote compelling essays, had outstanding recommendations, filled a particular need for the incoming class, or simply got lucky.

If you’re a strong enough student to be competitive for Tech admission, you should know that “all my friends” is not a valid sample size for statistically significant conclusion. So with the disclaimer that this is also not statistically significant, I will tell you that there were 5 kids from my kids’ high school (in-state) accepted to Tech this year. 4 of the kids accepted were Asian, and 3 of them were male. I personally know of at least 6 more who applied (and those are just the ones I know) who were white and didn’t get in. Doesn’t jive with your conclusions.

(I’m not trying to be a jerk. I just hate seeing y’all torture yourselves. You can be awesome and get rejected and the reality is that you will never know why. Insisting it’s this or that discrimination only makes you miserable. Go to a school that wants you and remember that living well is the best revenge.)