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I can comment on the art part:
Yes: BC, CMU, Hamilton, Smith, USC, Wesleyan, Yale
I would add Brown, Williams. Possibly Vassar, Conn College.</p>
<p>Not really: Amherst, Cornell, Colby, Dartmouth
These schools are not known for their art programs, but they are very good overall choices, so you may want to leave them on your list for other reasons. They all have art departments which may be acceptable, especially if your major focus is biology.</p>
<p>Don’t know: Rochester</p>
<p>Bottom, This is just my theory; it’s impossible to give statistical proof because we don’t know how many Asians apply to these schools. We know how many matriculate (accept the colleges’ offers) but we don’t know how many applied in the first placeand out of the application pool how many were accepted. So the diversity percentages are fairly useless in determining whether you’d have a better chance at College A or College B.</p>
<p>In my observation, Asians usually prefer urban environments and colleges with prestigious international reputations. Therefore, I believe more Asians apply to urban schools and Eastcoast schools than apply to rural schools or midwestern or southern schools. Again, this is just a theory. We don’t know the actual application percentages by race.</p>
<p>Also, Asia is a big place with a lot of different cultures. For example, a Vietnamese or Indonesian student may have less competition for a “diversity slot” than an Indian or Chinese student.</p>
<p>I think your theory makes alot of sense. When I first started reading posts on CC about the plight of the Asian math/science machines, I was somewhat alarmed and discouraged since it sounded like Asians w/ 2400 sat, 4.0 gpas, Val, top ecs, great recs, ect. were routinely getting rejected at the highly selective colleges. After reading posts like this, it seems like while this may be the case at HYPSM, there are many topnotch LACs where Asians have the same or better chance of getting in as anyone else (stats being equal). This is encouraging to me as I definitely prefer the intimacy of the small LACs over the larger schools. My challenge now is to identify the top LACs where I have the best chance of getting in and is strong in the sciences and business. thanks for your insight and guidance.</p>