<p>At elite American colleges, the percentage of Asian students is flat, but the percentage of Chinese students is increasing sharply. Here's the article:
<a href="http://qz.com/203273/are-us-universities-are-choosing-rich-chinese-students-over-asian-americans/">http://qz.com/203273/are-us-universities-are-choosing-rich-chinese-students-over-asian-americans/</a></p>
<p>That wouldn’t surprise me. Friends of my kids who are Asian American have voiced feelings of - not sure of the perfect word - but kind of trepidation at the prospect of applying to schools being Asian but not stellar at math or displaying other Tiger Cub tendencies. My impression is that it can be tough to be a regular Asian kid.</p>
<p>The Asian quotas only seem to apply at the HYPSM or equivalent schools. Plenty of ordinary Asian American kids can get in the schools just below that with no problem. Although the Asian quotas are unfair, part of the problem is the parents of the kids obsession with the brand-name schools. The national universities ranked 10-30 and virtually all the LACs receive scant attention from the Tiger Parents, yet are still fine schools that provide top quality education, just without the cache of HYPSM. </p>
<p>One could make make the case that a better education is possible at the other schools, with an upside not available at the Top 10 - the reputation of the other schools can only rise over time as others discover them after being shut-out. How can the reputation of HYPSM possibly get even better? There’s no where to go. Brand awareness of the alternatives will only increase over time.</p>