Does being asian help?

Colleges and Universities A-Z James Madison University
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<p>Alright I'm asian and going to apply to JMU next year and I got very happy when I was looking through the stats for JMU on princetonreview.com the school is only 5% asian! so I was like maybe it helps to be asian when you apply to JMU because the school is 84% white and they are probably trying to improve diversity numbers... but then i look under admissions factors and it says "Minority Status: Not Considered" this surprised me because i really thought all colleges in VA used affirmative action...</p>

<p>anyways my question does being a minority give you no boost for JMU admissions?</p>

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the school is only 5% asian!

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<p>That's a pretty healthy number of asians. I don't see why they'd go out of their way for more.</p>

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<p>5% doesn't seem like a whole lot especially considering how many different types of asians there are lol</p>

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<p>Huh? There are many types of whites, blacks and hispanics, too. At 5%, there are already more at JMU than in the US population.</p>

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<p>The asian population of the US is probably > 5%.</p>

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<p>Lol, "juniorinhs" - the number stands at around 4.2% nationwide. In Virginia, the number is around 3.7%. Your bubble may have a few more asians than that.</p>

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<p>oh really? wow I'm surprised.
lol, maybe because I live in NY...we seem more prevalent</p>

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<p>Well of course it will seem like there are more asians if you're asian, everyone you know is asian, and you live in a heavily asian area...</p>

<p>I guess that's one good thing about college: it gets you out of your bubble and out into the world somewhat.</p>

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<p>Being Asian does not help you if you are Chinese, Korean, or Japanese. It will hurt you if you want to go to a school in the UC system, and in most of the Ivies and quasi-Ivies, where they will pick a white guy over an Asian guy if they both have the same numbers. But Asians are helped by AA if the school is in the south and private generally, with the exception of Duke. </p>

<p>Examples:
Wake Forest University, University of Richmond, Davidson College, Washington and Lee University, Vanderbilt University, Emory University, to name a few. All of these schools have few Asians compared to peer schools.</p>

<p>As with JMU, I would think that they give Asians some preference.</p>

<p>If your numbers are high enough, you may want to consider Wake Forest and the University of Richmond. They're both better than JMU, and they definitely give AA in favor of Asians, because the numbers there are very low.</p>

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<p>wmalum:</p>

<p>Being Asian doesn't hurt one for admissions to the UC or CalState system since they're not allowed to discriminate based on race - race isn't a factor in the admissions there. As a side note, Asians now make up the majority at several UC campuses.</p>

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<p>I don't see why those schools would give AA preference to asians, wmalum...it would be unjust...</p>

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<p>ucsd<em>ucla</em>dad: Thank you for telling me about the UC admissions policy. I hear that it's race based one year and then not the next, but I also live on the other side of the country too. </p>

<p>cavalier302: I have a couple friends at Richmond, and U of R is trying to increase diversity, especially with non-Black students. They do hand scholarships to many of them, and their school is maybe 3% Asian at most, and is about 80% White; many want to see a more diverse campus and I would think that adding more Asians wouldn't hurt, if they want to do that. Richmond students do complain about a lack of diversity from surveys. </p>

<p>As with Wake, they're 4% Asian and over 80% White as well. Considering that they have a much bigger name than U of R, thanks to its ties to the ACC and its basketball team, I thought it would be more diverse than it is. I could see them accepting more Asians too in the hopes of increasing diversity, besides just trying to get more Blacks and Hispanics to come, which is happening, but still probably not as much as they would like assuming they want to diversify. </p>

<p>Another prestigious school with a very low Asian enrollement is Davidson College. Though it is a top 10 LAC, it is 2% Asian. In fact, considerably more Hispanics and Blacks go there than Asians (Hispanics are 4% there, not high, but still twice as much). If the Davidson admissions office is seeing any problems in student recruitment, then they definitely are with Asians! Their AA policy has got to give Asians high consideration because they want the few Asians that do apply to matriculate there. Of course, Blacks and Hispanics will continue to receive the preference that they do already. If not, then they only will be falling into the stereotype of the racist south, which I think is a reason why they give the preference that they do, especially to African Americans. </p>

<p>All of these schools will have problems accepting Asian students because they are in the south (Virginia and North Carolina don't have that many Asians), and they also have more prestigious universities to compete with in their state. U of R has to compete against UVA and W&M, well, not really anymore since they're 15% Virginian if not lower, look at Washington and Lee. They are better than Richmond, have a pitiful Virginian enrollment and they don't have many Asians either. WFU and Davidson have to deal with Duke and UNC, especially the latter since Duke is better than most of the Ivies now. </p>

<p>Also, Asians generally don't want to go to Southern schools, except for Duke, Emory, and UVA now. That's why I think these schools would give Asians some consideration if not preference in admissions. Asians all want to go to the same schools, and they apparently don't want to go to many prestigious schools, even though they're excellent in and of themselves.</p>

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<p>wmalum2006: asians don't hold anything against these schools it's just that they think they may be (well atleast I do) uncomfortable there. Most parts of Southern states don't exactly embody diversity and I think a lot of people, especially minorities, feel that their is likely still a much more racist presence there than their is in the North...</p>

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<p>wmalum2006, what makes UofR better than JMU? im pretty sure JMU is 3rd in the state for academics behind W&M and UVA</p>

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wmalum2006, what makes UofR better than JMU? im pretty sure JMU is 3rd in the state for academics behind W&M and UVA

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<p>Richmond has a lower admission rate, more students in the top quarter of their high school class, and higher SAT's than JMU.</p>

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<p>xcman827- i believe the rank goes UVA, W&M, W&L, U of R, then either VT or JMU. JMU is 6th or 5th in the state, which is a great feat considering all the good schools in Virginia. Peace</p>

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<p>I don't know if you realized this yet but JMU is not very diverse and when they say they are "trying" to make it diverse, don't count on it.</p>

<p>It's obvious that it is harder for a female to into JMU than a male. </p>

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wmalum2006, what makes UofR better than JMU? im pretty sure JMU is 3rd in the state for academics behind W&M and UVA

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That is what I was told. JMU has really come far in academics and every year the competition gets tougher and tougher. Every year they have record breaking applicants in this year they have over 3,000 applicants for only 1,800 spots. Meaning the credentials are getting better and making it harder to get into.</p>

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<p>Richmond is private, where UVA, W&M, and JMU are public. Comparing applies and oranges. I find it difficult to believe JMU ranks higher than Tech in a state wide poll of top universities. Washington and Lee is at the top, if comparing public AND private schools.</p>

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<p>Also, you have to look at their majors and how strong they rate.</p>

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<p>Very true, blue. VCU gets racked over the coals. But, if you are interested in medicine, can't beat their programs, especially some of the guaranteed admissions. And for art, it's one of the best schools in the country. Yet mot Virginians sneer at VCU.</p>