Rejected Stanford SCEA: Chances at Harvard?

fishgills
Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:54:17 +0000

I strongly agree with what sciencefiction has said. But like everything else, it’s a matter of perspective. I doubt anyone’s opinions will change just because a different one is argued, no matter how clearly it is expressed. Until we have done thousands upon thousands of hours of study on this “phenomenon”, we are only going by what our individual experiences have taught us. And even after that, the question of what it is like to be Asian-American or how life is for really any mixing of cultures, is not something to be solved.

I am a Chinese-American female. Personally, I feel a strong pride for not looking like “a robot” on my applications. And I do believe there are prejudices to fight in all facets. In general, the worst thing about college applications is that you are handing your hopes and dreams into the hands of people whom you don’t know. You don’t know how they think and you can’t assume what type of student they will want. Being any race, you have stereotypes to fight. In all instances, the best you can do is make yourself stand out and make yourself a desirable applicant, showing that you have intellect and innovation to offer. At the end of an admissions office day, it’s about what the college can gain from having you there more than it is the other way around.