<p>Are there any pro’s when applying to Columbia Fu Foundation SEAS, or any other college for that matter, to being Asian [chinese], born and raised in New Jersey - although very culturally diverse, in that I’ve been to Hong Kong many, many times?</p>
<p>ummm…welll…no =P</p>
<p>Would it actually be a disadvantage? Or no matter?</p>
<p>Considering Asians are in an extremely competitive pool, no to the first question and yes, at times, to the second one.</p>
<p>LoJT, this is a really two-sided issue.</p>
<p>It’s a known fact that Asians are over-represented, and that the applicant pool is more competitive when Asians are applying.</p>
<p>However, in Columbia Fu’s case, there’s an alternative side - SEAS have a larger percent of Asian pool (30%, I believe?), therefore it MIGHT accept more asians.</p>
<p>So that’s the two side. And also remember, it’s is in NY, where a great population of NY high school students with a decent Asian percentage apply there (i.e. from Stuy, Bronx H.S. of Science, Hunter, & etc).</p>
<p>Bottom Line: It works both ways.</p>
<p>LoJT, this is a really two-sided issue.</p>
<p>It’s a known fact that Asians are over-represented, and that the applicant pool is more competitive when Asians are applying.</p>
<p>However, in Columbia Fu’s case, there’s an alternative side - SEAS have a larger percent of Asian pool (30%, I believe?), therefore it MIGHT accept more asians.</p>
<p>So that’s the two side. And also remember, it’s is in NY, where a great population of NY high school students with a decent Asian percentage apply there (i.e. from Stuy, Bronx H.S. of Science, Hunter, & etc).</p>
<p>Bottom Line: It works both ways.</p>
<p>didn’t hurt me, shouldn’t hurt you</p>
<p>u also had pretty stats thomaschau, even compared to other asians. for someone who is asian that has stats that are lower than many other asians, even if they are strong relative to the applicant pool, they are at a disadvantage.</p>