<p>I've read online that being Asian can really hurt your chances of getting into an Ivy League school. Is this true?</p>
<p>I’m Asian American and I did okay…diversity matters to a certain point, but what schools are looking for are individuality and how you can contribute to the class.</p>
<p>They look beyond race…they look at your personal achievements, skills, and talents that will help make your class awesome. Besides Penn is 25% Asian American, so the numbers are in your favor. Compared to the nation, we are definitely over represented.</p>
<p>It’s called holistic review now, get with the times.</p>
<p>“Asian can really hurt your chances”. No, being an applicant who is similar to a huge pool of other applicants makes one un-interesting. How many piano & violin playing, tennis playing Asian kids do you know? one or both parents highly professional. Super solid in math/science (brutal stereotype, I know – but you get my drift) –</p>
<p>I was an immigrants’ kid – parents worked in restaurants. I went to an inner city HS, got top (but not perfect) GPA, decent test scores, but was a thorough leader in my majority black high school. Got accepted at all schools applied. Matriculated at an HYP.</p>
<p>It’s not being Asian that’s the knock – it’s the ability to stand out from the crowd of other applicants.</p>