<p>@zonis20, you took me too literally. Of course I’m not Asian/international. I merely implied that I am able to empathize with sammylee because I applied such a short time ago, so I understand where she’s coming from.
And again, you’re generalizing. Asians don’t “emphasize academics”. All the more often they merely excel more than other races. But even then, not the same can be said for all Asian people.
You seem all too high and mighty with everything that you say… Who’s to say there will be other kids with “better” e/c’s/test scores. Hers are all pretty respectable, so I can’t say I agree with that. There’s a South Korean international that lives down the hall from me who got a 2170 on her SAT, so I don’t know where you’re gathering your information. Surely, the essays will be important, but I’m sure she’s well aware of that. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.</p>