Do some college admission officers consider Asians to be.... overrepresented?

Applying to College
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<p>Just a random paranoid question.</p>

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<p>um…i believe that at almost all schools asians are overrepresented…</p>

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<p>so there wouldn’t be any difference in considering a white person and an asian?</p>

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<p>What does “overrepresented” mean? Is that good or bad for us/me?</p>

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<p>The way I interpret “overrepresented” is that the percentage belonging to a demographic group at a college is higher than the percentage of the demographic group in society. This seems to be a common definition. If we use it, there is no question that Asians are overrepresented (15-20% in colleges, 3-4% overall).</p>

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<p>@specify: nope, most college admissions officers give no special considerations for asians/indians, and whites</p>

<p>Compucomp has it right…thats also how i interpret overrepresented…</p>

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<p>They may be “overrepresented” but that doesn’t mean it’ll necessarily hurt TOO much, but you’ll end up competing with other asians. But instead the URM get benefits, while this will DEFINITELY not benefit you.</p>

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<p>Actually,</p>

<p>Asians aren’t the most overrepresented group in top colleges</p>

<p>I heard Jews are even higher when you compare % national population and % in top schools</p>

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<p>in most top national universities asians get no special preference the way URMs do… however if you look at some of the top ranked LACs you will likely find some where asians are URMs… atleast i’m guessing you will</p>

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<p>Although it’s not directly on point, you might be interested in this article: <a href=“http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2006/06/21/affirm[/url]”>http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2006/06/21/affirm&lt;/a&gt;. Here’s an excerpt:</p>

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<p>I’d say it’d also depend on what school you’re looking at. At a college away from the metropolitan areas… Asians would still be a minority.</p>

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<p>Would it still count if you’re half-asian and half-white? Does it count doubly against you?</p>

<p>I’m kind of just kidding. But I’m also kind of curious.</p>

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<p>Attached is the Kidder article:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.advancingequality.org/files/kidderarticle.pdf[/url]”>http://www.advancingequality.org/files/kidderarticle.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>No where in the article does Kidder specifically state that </p>

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