<p>I'm full Korean, and I've been talking to my dad recently about an article he read that said colleges limit the number of Asians they accept each year because there are so many smart ones! It may sound really racist and stupid but I'm so worried! Because really, out of a sea of piano playing Asian girls I don't stand out at all. Do you think this is a legitimate concern? And what can I do to make myself stand out more? I've been trying to participate in as many extracurriculars and hobbies but I need help!</p>
<p>i think its a concern if you do things that every asain does. band or piano or orchestra or marching band, and no EC’s with leadership. However, i don’t think that asians are “discriminated” agaist because white’s are still the majority at every school, prestigious or not. so i think that we have a higher advantage in comparison to whites. Thats is my view (im asian). i think that what u mentioned above is just a rumor/sterotype of college admissions</p>
<p>If you applied at a college like Villanova, it wouldn’t be a problem. But is it true that Asians tend to shy away from Christian colleges that aren’t near the top?</p>
<p>Unless you’re international I wouldn’t worry about it. If you are international then your post is misleading. The top universities limit international students of all nationalities. It has nothing to do with being Korean. Actually estimated by sheer demand, I’d project it’s far harder for a student from China or India to gain acceptance than it is for a student from Korea. Feel free to argue with them over who is smartest. </p>
<p>If you’re domestic then please understand that good kids from all races get denied from the top schools. Consider it a law of large number thing and not a discrimination thing. Asian discrimination is fallacy (For elite colleges)</p>
<p>I am aware of no colleges in the country that have strict quotas that require/limit the number of applicants that can be accepted due to race. Indeed, the Supreme Court has rule that racial quotas are unconstitutional for public universities to have in place.</p>
<p>However, you will run against affirmative action at many colleges. This policy benefits underrepresented minorities such as Latinos/Hispanics, African Americans, and Native Americans in the admissions process, with the ultimate goal of increasing diversity on campus and thus making student life at universities more vibrant. Indeed, many have speculated that a large number of colleges have “soft quotas” – where colleges won’t have any strict racial quotas to fill, but will to some degree try to aim to admit certain proportions of students from underrepresented minorities. Since Asians are an overrepresented minority, you will not benefit from affirmative action.</p>
<p>Side note: I’m pretty sure that schools in the University of California System (such as UCB, UCLA, UCSB) do not practice affirmative action, as they are prohibited from doing so from state ballot measure that was voted into law.</p>
<p>The top colleges have diversity but very little AA because they just do not need it. With 200,000 minority high school graduates, there is no shortage of good minority candidates. Those that get in deserve to get in.</p>