I'm asian applying to college

tylerss
Sun, 23 Aug 2015 05:46:56 +0000

@stressinsteph I focused on the grouping of asians together because I’m asian, and my experience is unique to other races (I can’t talk on that behalf of whites, hispanics, or blacks) but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen for other races. From my perspective very rarely does a black kid has ever complained about affirmative action because it is beneficial to them (and it is) because it DOES make assumptions about your past. It makes the assumption that because of your skin and culture, you’ve had a very unique experience with obtaining education and in the case of black people it is assumed that it’s been harder. That you don’t have the same opportunities because of prejudice. That asians are the “model minority” and because of their value on education and the support they have, they should be expected to excel more vs blacks. It make an assumption and that is why affirmative action exists.

I believe affirmative action is a good thing, but its troubling that very rarely does it benefit asians from underrepresented groups because it compares Indian students to Cambodian students.

And that’s another thing. I wanted to write my essay about my family and being asian because of how it has affected me - EVERY person I’ve spoken to (teachers, students, adcoms, parents) have told me not to and that no asian applicant should. I get the impression that as an asian applicant I can’t be proud of my skin and talk about how it has defined me like other students of other races.

(I am sorry if what I said/am saying comes across wrong) I mostly posted on college confidential because I had questions about how being asian was viewed in admissions, and I was hoping to find people who knew more than I about it all