<p>sorry to change the direction of the thread, but is being from bangaldesh a hook.</p>
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stereotyping, indeed. I live in a midwestern college town with many Asian families associated with the university and the medical centers. I am laughing at the notion that my son's friends from Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, Pakistan, S. Korea, the Philippines, and Burma (Myanmar) would ever be caught sitting in a corner, missing out on the action.
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<p>Exactly - never mind Asian-Americans (esp. those who aren't recent immigrants), but there have been a no. of articles where foreign students from Asia have joined their school's football team, etc. in order to gain the "American experience".</p>
<p>Could be, but so could being a male or female, or coming from another part of the US, or having an underrepresented religion, or being an older student, or a first generation student , or a legacy, athlete, musician, or NMS. It depends on the school and what they are looking for.</p>
<p>By and large outstanding grades and test scores combined with interesting looking activities make for the best hook. The first two are especially true at state schools.</p>