<p>While being Asian is not a hook it has less of a negative impact than many on CC think. Asians are overrepresented at most of top colleges. The reason so many Asian students are rejected is simply a reflection of the large number of Asian applicants. Please keep in mind at many selective colleges credentials (GPA, SAT scores etc.) is skewed towards the high end. A large percentage of the applicants have GPAs 3.5 and above. It is easy to reject applicants with 2400s due to poor ECs.</p>