Non-stereotypical Asian -- Advice, please!

flong
Sun, 05 Aug 2007 22:29:34 +0000

how are you not a stereotypical asian? your grades, sats, exc are all at par or higher. You’ve obviously been brain washed into believing a 4.0 and 2250 is an asian person’s “bench mark”.

The fact you are asian does not HURT you, it simply does not help you. Asians are not minorities anymore so they do not get that extra push a URM would recieve. You are at a disadvantage for the top 15 schools because your stats overall are not good enough, and it has nothing to do with your race. You just don’t have the stats and whether you were white or indian or even a URM, you would have a tough time getting into the top schools because there are so many URM’s who do have excellent stats now.

Boost your sat scores and your EXC and make sure you write great essays that show colleges who you are and what you can bring to their institution. The reality is yeah, you will struggle to get into the top top schools and you’ll need to boost your stats in order to compete better and have a higher chance to get in. So my advice is sure apply to Duke and another top 15 school, bu then apply to like 4 schools ranked in the 20’s (except the LA and Cal, if you’re OOS its ridiculous) and then apply to a few safeties. With luck and wiht someone who appreicates your app you may get into a top 15 school.