<p>armyguy: Privates like the Ivies attempt to answer your question every year. But it’s a zero sum game, wouldn’t you agree?</p>
<p>The Admissions deans get a constant flood of requests from alumni, faculty, big donors, the general public about increasing the number of admits from these groups:</p>
<p>Internationals
Chinese/Indian/Latin Americans/Europeans, etc.
US students
Canadians
Men
Women
Gay Lesbian Bisexual or Transgender
Athletes
Math/Science whizzes
Theater people
dancers
singers
musicians
Jews
Gentiles
Muslims and others
Disabled
Footballers
Softballers
Fencers
Swimmers
Rowers
Polo players
First Generation
Legacy
Northeasterners
Southwesterners</p>
<p>you get it? Pick the sub-category of your choice and I guarantee you someone has asked the Dean if they can’t have more next year.</p>
<p>Re-read what gibby says and masticate on it.</p>
<p>By the way, if you don’t like their policies, no one has a gun to your head asking you or your kin from applying. By all means, apply to the 85% of US colleges that take nothing like ethnicity or background for consideration in admissions. The 8 Ivies just don’t happen to be in that number.</p>