Hi,
I was just wondering if Pakistani-Americans are one of the minorities that get an edge when applying to colleges.
I am looking mostly at Ivy leagues.
<p>No, I'm pretty sure they don't get an edge.</p>
<p>annandale1, do you happen to go to annandale HS in va?</p>
<p>Can you pass for Latin?</p>
<p>AA normally benefits African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans and Native Americans. South Asians, if anything, are considered over-represented minorities, especially at some of the tech schools</p>
<p>hahahahahhaha. they dont consider you a pakistani. indians arent separated either. to them, you are an "Asian/Pacific Islander". and yes an overrepresented minority. ur at a greater disadvantage than whites.</p>
<p>the commom app has a place where you can write down what country you are from.. and people from pakistan do not fall under the asian/pacific islander category but indian sub-continent</p>
<p>Actually, normally colleges will ask for nationality if you are Asian/Pacific Islander. I bet that someone from a small Pacific island would be given a stronger look at (than a typical Asian) because of background, avaliable resources etc</p>
<p>taurustorus....are you an Atom too?</p>
<p>nope. but it would've been my base school. i went to holmes middle school and i now go to TJ. and i said "would've" b/c i now live in manassas. but yeah, unfortunately, what the other posters have been saying about azns being ORMs is true.</p>
<p>im indian, and the vast majority of apps didnt have a separate category for that. i found myself being an "Asian/Pacific islander" more often than not.</p>