<p>I think this is a great thread, and we may be on to something. Although still a major portion of the student body, the % of asians at UC is much lower than at other top universities – 15% compared to the usual 25%. this does not surprised me, since UC is known to be a liberal artsy school emphasizing literature and writing.
one of the above posts mentions someone getting a scholarship suspected to be geared towards asians. My friend recently got a 10k scholarship and she is half asian… (gears turning in the noggin)</p>