<p>I am a special kind of Indian called a Shriviashnava. I am a bhramin, and I am very religious ( I doubt many of us exist). Will that help me?</p>
<p>sure, i mean.. it wouldnt hurt. just make it sound meaningful to yourself, a real part of who you are, not just "im a collectible, let me in!" </p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>haha lol lol!!</p>
<p>but stanford says they want diversity . . . I mean I can bring stuff from my religion (music, hymn singing) to stanford. I can contribute to the diverssity!!</p>
<p>You have to make yourself sound unique and interesting. Yes, they want diversity, but they can find plenty of it in their 20,000+ applicant pool.</p>
<p>What do all the Indo-Americans here think? Does it add more diversity to Stanford's class to be a Brahmin or a Dalit?</p>
<p>it's pretty self-evident</p>
<p>native americans have it MUCH bette than black</p>
<p>which have it much better than white</p>
<p>which have it much better than asians</p>
<p>native american dont need to do anything and can get in anywhere (quote from a native american back from my school)</p>
<p>He is not a Native American. He is Indian (as in from India).</p>
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native americans have it MUCH bette than black</p>
<p>which have it much better than white</p>
<p>which have it much better than asians
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This is a ridiculous statement, but there'd been enough affirmative action threads...</p>
<p>oh DAMN</p>
<p>I'm so sorry. </p>
<p>lol made a fool of myself</p>
<p>"native american dont need to do anything and can get in anywhere (quote from a native american back from my school)"</p>
<p>-gtfo</p>
<p>Ya, but the OP is subcontinental Indian. . . he seems to be pretty diverse. But that alone won't get the OP anywhere.</p>
<p>no, not this sort of diverse. Being a very religious Brahmin from one of the many sub-sub-Brahmin-castes is not a qualification, anymore than being a WASP from Monte Carlo is (not so many of those, either) and Stanford admissions officers will either know that Brahmins of whatever type have long had the economic upper hand in India, so you touting that fact will likely only hurt you, or they won't care at all, because Asian Indians are not a targeted minority.</p>
<p>Bhramins did NOT have an economic upperhand in india!! Bhramins are/were not politically or economically involved. Those were Kshatryas. We bhramins meditate!! We wern't like the Catholic Popes who misused much of their power during the rennaisance age. Ok maybe some Bhramins were, but not all.</p>
<p>I lived in Panama,Korea for several years and now living in the US. How many Panamanians apply to Stanford? probably 1~2. Am I Panamanian? No.</p>
<p>I think they only look at diversity to see how it has influenced and shaped you, and the choices you have made in life. You could be from Moldova or Antarctica, but if you don't show how it will help add to Stanford's community it can't help (I believe). If diversity were so utterly important, it would be overrun with all kinds of people, but it's not. You need to have the passion, strong academic record and depth of EC's that they except from all Stanford students/applicants. =)</p>