<p>This subforum especially tends to two sorts of dubious posters:
-Posters who make all sorts of claims about why they are so incredibly trustworthy that you should believe what they’re saying, which they have to do, because what they’re saying flies in the face of common sense and nobody would ever believe them if they didn’t claim to be some sort of authority.
-Posters who…have a lot of experiense with Harvard…and will again, tell you things that aren’t true…because they know it from authority. And can’t type!</p>
<p>Shannon is in both of those categories. Yes, fewer Asians are accepted per Asian applicant, but I like the definition of merit that values things like individuality and the ability to write a not boring essay. A lot of Asian applicants look very similar to each other: tennis, piano, math. I like having a diversity of interests and personalities and talents among my classmates, even if <em>gasp</em> some of them had slightly lower test scores to get in. However! While OP does do some of the “typical Asian” things, OP does look like an individual to me. I have to go and I want to post this now, but I have a few more tips on what you can do from here to increase your chances when I come back.</p>
<p>PS Caltech pretty much just bases it on “merit” as defined by people like Shannon, and is only like 50% Asian, not 90%. Please.</p>