<p>why is being an asian in a competitive public school in NJ a BAD thing??????? some1 please explain? cuz i'm chinese and i'm in a competitive public high school in NJ also</p>
<p>maybe cuz i feel like ive seen 50+ threads about some asian male in a competitive NJ high school?</p>
<p>"why is being an asian in a competitive public school in NJ a BAD thing??????"</p>
<p>They are going for a mix - remember that "diversity" is the major buzzword. They want ethnic diversity, gender diversity, geographic diversity, etc. They don't want to fill their whole class with Chinese male engineering majors/ Indian pre-meds from 5 HS in N. Jersey. But if you are a Native American from Wyoming who wants to study the history of native pottery, they love you because they don't have a thousand more just like you competing for your spot.</p>
<p>Don't report your ethnicity, and change your last name to something like Johnson. Preferably, also change your first name to something like Kamal, or Thadeus, or Dmitri, or Pedro.</p>
<p>It seems bold, but lots of people do it! Plus, you can always change it back after college admissions are over.</p>
<p>^^ isnt this lying tho:O</p>
<p>YankeeBoy are you going the Upenn?
I thought major does not affect your acceptence?</p>
<p>Honestly, you shouldn't get too hung up on the Asian from Northern jersey thing. I'm an Asian from northern Jersey and I got in, despite having very Asian credentials (good grades, violin, yearbook editor, etc). What you need to do is have a VERY engaging interview, preferably on campus with an admissions officer. Mine was phenomenal, and my interviewer remembered me when he came to my school four months later, saying he told the board that they absolutely had to take me. Just be yourself, and don't try to mask your Asianness. My college counselor told me that they most likely know anyway, and it's better to be as upfront as you can with these people. They don't like prospectives that skirt around the truth. </p>
<p>In the end, you're better off just accepting that Asians are screwed when it comes to college admissions, and trying to market yourself above that so that Penn will want to take you because of your personality, despite your race and stereotypical credentials. If you want to be a doctor, just say so, and say why you want to so much, and why you care about chem so much, and why your passion would make a good addition to the community.</p>