“doesn’t it hurt to be Asian if you are applying to the STEM field.” Is that what this is really about? And, no, it doesn’t automataically hurt to be of Asian origin.
This is just what I’ve generally heard from the college confidential community. I’m just naturally not really a STEM person, AP chem was probably the hardest class I’ve ever taken and it didn’t appeal to me as much as my AP Euro and Gov classes, which was when I’ve had the most fun at school. My parents actually really tried to get me into STEM, but politics (and music/acting) was where I’ve felt the most fulfilled.