<p>I was wondering whether being indian helps your chances of getting into college
(btw, by indian I mean from the country in southeast asia, NOT native america)</p>
<p>for example I know being african american helps your chances (because they are a minority)</p>
<p>btw I'm applying to some ivy leagues and high tier liberal arts colleges such as amherst and bowdoin, dunno if that helps</p>
<p>It would only help with schools that traditionally receive few if any applications from S Asian students. The ones you’ve mentioned are not short of S Asian students or applicants. Thus, you have no advantage in that sense.</p>
<p>Depends on where you are applying. Notre Dame, Vanderbilt and some LACs it may probably help.</p>
<p>Ivies, absolutely not. Bowdoin, probably a small plus, as will be true at most rural LACs (not named Williams and Amherst).</p>