<p>Username: Esmee16
Location: Harlem, NYC
School Type: College Prep (Upper West Side in Manhattan)
College Class Year: 2017
Race: Asian</p>
<p>I want to do a medical clinic, but I am afraid that colleges will deem me as a stereotypical Asian.</p>
<p>I want to do well better in math and science, since they’re one of my lowest grades, but I’m afraid the more I am better at math and science, the more I am deem as a Asian kid.</p>
<p>I do not want to be play a sport, but I am pressured to, because if I don’t I am more unathletic. </p>
<p>I want to have more of a life, but I am afraid that if I do , my grades will drop, I won’t be different, etc. etc.</p>
<p>I want to survive high school, but I know I can’t.</p>
<p>You’ll be better off as a stereotypical overachieving asian doing what he/she enjoys than someone with low grades and who doesn’t enjoy what he does every time.</p>
<p>Most colleges don’t care about ECs. They make admissions decisions overwhelmingly on grades, scores. Most students in this country – something like 80% – get into their first choice college because they aren’t like the bulk of CC members (who represent a very small percentage of college-bound students) who are trying to get into the most competitive colleges in the country.</p>
<p>One doesn’t need to go to a place like HPYS to have a happy, successful life.</p>
<p>Oh my god. Just join clubs you enjoy, pursue your interests, be yourself, and have a little fun. You’re only a freshman. Stop worrying and just let what you enjoy lead you.</p>