<p>No. Your ECs, recommendations, and essays will set you apart appropriately. Don't buy into the idea that being Asian works against you. Your stats are very solid and you should get into at least several schools on your list.</p>
<p>Brown and WUStL are reaches. Last year Brown admitted only 14% of applicants in the top 5-10% of their class, and WUStL is equally selective. Cornell is a slight reach. Northwestern, Rice and Tufts are matches. Your SAT score is 2290, by the way. Most colleges combine the best scores from multiple sittings. I suggest grouping your ecs by theme to make them more effective.</p>
<p>Marching Band 9-12 (section leader)
Trombone 6-12</p>
<h2>Piano 3-10</h2>
<p>Conservation Action Association 9-12 (President)
ASB Executive Council Historian 11-12
FBLA 10-12
Yearbook Photographer 12
Hospital Volunteer 10</p>
<h2>Science Camp Counselor </h2>
<p>Varsity Badminton 11-12
JV Wrestling 10
JV Tennis 9</p>
<p>Your changes are not automatically lower, but your application is seen as in comparison to those of the Asian applicant pool.</p>
<p>When seen in those contexts, you have very little to make you stand out. You said it yourself, most of your sports and music (Badminton and Piano) are very typical of Asians. It'll be tough.</p>
<p>And I don't think Washington U St. Louis is as anywhere as selective as Brown. They care more about whether you can demonstrate a passion to attend their school.</p>
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your application is seen as in comparison to those of the Asian applicant pool
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False. Each application is judged on its own merits. I can vouch for this (I volunteer in Duke admissions), as can the admissions officers on CC (AdmissionsDaniel, benjones, et al). </p>
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I don't think Washington U St. Louis is as anywhere as selective as Brown.
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Most people think the same thing...most people have also had their heads buried in the sand while WUStL became one of the richest and most selective universities in the country. WUStL has wisely used its considerable endowment to lure top applicants. As its applicant pool grows, it has to do less to attract top students. For example, it has dropped ED II. Quite a remarkable leap for the good-but-not-great university of ten years ago!</p>
<p>I agree with Screwthepc!<br>
Yes, colleges will look at your application and see that you, and others like you, are qualified - BUT - then they will pick and choose to make up what they consider a diverse and "interesting" freshman class. Don't take my word for it, they all say it themselves. Or you could ask all the kids that were waitlisted from places like Harvard last year - what were they told?</p>
<p>If you're a CA resident, then Berkeley/UCLA are matches; UCSD is a safe match - safety. If you're not, then I'd say you have a good shot, though they're pretty tough for OOSers.</p>