<p>I have a question, and I apologize in advance if something similar has been answered. I've searched the forum and I can't find anything of the sort.</p>
<p>To give you some background, I'm a freshman in high school, with a 4.0 GPA, and I'm planning on finishing 9 - 12 APs by graduation (I'm fully aware of the work and courseload that I'm getting myself into). I also have extracurriculars, though I don't play an instrument anymore, or play a sport. </p>
<p>My main concern is getting accepted into a good college. Colleges look for diversity amongst students, and ethinicity. I'm asian, and most people would probably classify me as another one of those straight a asians. But what they don't seem to grasp is that there's more to us. We're not a race, we're individuals. </p>
<p>Anyways, back on topic. Is it really harder, and if so, by how much, for asians to get accepted into an Ivy League? I heard that Ivy League sets the bar a bit lower for people of minor ethinicities, or for African-Americans. Why is it that way? I understand that they want diversity, and I don't intend to come off as racist or as someone who thinks particularly high of asians, but often times there are a lot of well qualified asians and indians who truly have a passion for learning, or what they're doing, along with extracurriculars, musical or fine arts talent, and usually a sport. Yet often times they get deferred or waitlisted. Why? I've tried considering the possible reasoning behind it, yet it doesn't make sense. Shouldn't the most qualified and most successful people, the ones who worked hardest, get in? </p>