<p>why is it harder for asians to get into stanford?</p>
<p>im a chinese boy</p>
<p>how would the stanford admission peopel like me?</p>
<p>Because its asians like you who start worrying about college in the 8th grade and study all the time that give asians a bad image</p>
<p>Oh... and also, the competition</p>
<p>There are a TON of Asians in Stanford (already). What I (think) I'm trying to say is that, many Asians get in. So I don't see what you are saying here.</p>
<p>I think the percent of asians at Stanford is around 25%. The question is, what percent of the applicant pool is asian? My guess is that it could easily be more than 25% which would mean that it is statistically more difficult for an asian to be admitted. I don't know if those stats are accessible but if my assumptions are correct, it means that the competition must be something fierce given the high quality of applicants in general. I have read that at Harvard, the number of asian applicants is substantially higher than the number admitted. (At least this was true a few years ago).</p>
<p>"I have read that at Harvard, the number of asian applicants is substantially higher than the number admitted. (At least this was true a few years ago)."</p>
<p>When talking about competitve schools, the number of applicants is always substantially higher than the number admitted, regardless of race.</p>
<p>The point is, if you have merit, you'll get in. Don't worry about race, worry about substance first./</p>
<p>"Because its asians like you who start worrying about college in the 8th grade and study all the time that give asians a bad image</p>
<p>Oh... and also, the competition"</p>
<p>Eh...don't bash the kid that much. Admittedly, I started worrying about college in 8th grade too, haha, although I am a rising sophomore at the moment, which, I suppose is young, but I feel if I started now it would have been kind of late.</p>
<p>I am Chinese too, and I guess I can speak for the Asian population. From a very young age, like 4 or 5, parents are like "GO TO STANFORD, GO TO STANFORD, GO TO STANFORD," particularly if you live in California. That's what I hear from some of my other Chinese friends about their families.</p>
<p>It's not really HARDER for Asians. It's just the fact that Asians are so common in the applicant pool that being Asian offers no benefit toward the Admissions process, whereas if you were an URM (Under-Represented Minority), you'd probably get a few bonus points.</p>
<p>"I have read that at Harvard, the number of asian applicants is substantially higher than the number admitted. (At least this was true a few years ago)."</p>
<p>When talking about competitve schools, the number of applicants is always substantially higher than the number admitted, regardless of race. - Agrophobic</p>
<p>Oops, sorry Agrophobic, of course you are right. Let me correct my statement: The PERCENT of asians in the applicant pool is higher than the PERCENT ACCEPTED. At 17% asian at Harvard, you can bet the percentage of asian applicants was far more than 17%. At UC Berkeley which is required by law to be race blind (prop. 209), there are 42% asians. Why would 2 schools in the same vicinity and with similar academic caliber have such a different percentage of asians? One possible explanation is that as a private school, stanford does not have to follow the Prop. 209 law and can, therefore, create a diverse balance in any way they choose to. So if hypothetically 42% of Stanford's applicant pool is asian and only 24% of the admitted class ends up being asian, the perception is created that it is very difficult to be accepted as an asian applicant. I question whether the disparity in the percentage of the applicant pool and admitted class are as great in other races at Stanford or even more so at Harvard.</p>