<p>Nikkor50mm and others, be careful not to overgeneralize from those kinds of anecdotes. Stanford is loaded with white and Asian students who were admitted for academic merit. It’s just that people aren’t surprised when that happens (because it happens with great frequency, and doesn’t involve elements that push people’s political hot buttons), so it draws little notice. As an academic stud who wasn’t nuked (and with lots of studly friends who similarly weren’t nuked) by Stanford, I can attest that there are plenty of us in the mix.</p>