<p>yeah, thanks nikeswoosh… I meant eugenics. (what can I say…I’m not too good with racial supremacy vocab.)</p>
<p>“Actually, the representation of Asians in US colleges is many times greater than their representation in comparison with the US population as a whole.”</p>
<p>This may be true, but one must also consider that Duke admits a great deal of international students. In a global perspective, asians significantly outnumber any other race.</p>
<p>*Off the record, my friend from C++ class who was born in India said the reason why asians seem to dominate academics in America is “That all the smart ones got out [of Asia]”</p>
<p>One possible reason the numbers look so low is that Asians will intentionally underreport their race.</p>
<p>If you look at the numbers of Chinese-Americans in medical school, Duke apparently has three and the University of Chicago has two. The numbers, I suppose, might be accurate, but I doubt it.</p>
<p>Asians aren’t stupid - when we’re asked for our race, we know the information will be used against us (estimated at 50 SAT points, but that’s of course very difficult to quantify; citation below), so we don’t fill in the boxes on our college apps.</p>
<p><a href=“http://opr.princeton.edu/faculty/tje/espenshadessqptii.pdf[/url]”>http://opr.princeton.edu/faculty/tje/espenshadessqptii.pdf</a></p>
<p>Yeah, I didn’t post my ethnicity… Korean.</p>
<p>But still, I find the whole asian=smart stereotype blown out of proportion. I’m the only asian in my highschool with over 4.0, and over SAT 2000.</p>
<p>Maybe it’s just where I live, i don’t know</p>
<p>hahahaha… well my high school was about 5% asian…but of the top ten in my class, 6 were asian. even though it doesn’t ALWAYS apply, the stereotype is still based on something observable.</p>
<p>LoL. At my school, the top students are either Irish or African American 2nd generationers. The Asian students are at the bottom-middle of the class. </p>
<p>Weirdly enough, it wasn’t until I came on these forums did I realize the gross perceptions people have about black students. Maybe it’s because I live in Massachusetts where schools are competitive, but the black students I’ve encountered were usually smart and hard-working. At my school, my friends who are Asian and White will say the same thing.</p>
<p>Or could it be that Asian males are not attracted to white female engineering students?</p>
<p>Asians are discriminated against in the college admissions process at many schools because there are so many with high academic credentials. African Americans are over-represented and Aisans are under-represented. You need only look at admissions stats to verify this.</p>
<p>When California passed the “no discrimination based on race” statute, the Asian attendance sky rocketed and the African American and Hispanic population went way down.</p>
<p>How come everyone forgets about the Hispanics? They are the largest minority in the U.S.</p>
<p>Now, guess which one I am? 
[Answer: It shouldn’t matter.]</p>