<p>Yousonofatree has a point. Asians do not equal URM. They are called the Over Represented Minorities (ORM). While Asians are protected by Affirmative Actions in other areas, it definitely hurts them to apply to the top schools. </p>
<p>The person who started this thread actually has a point too. To put it more bluntly, the scenario could be - on condition that everything else is the same -</p>
<p>“10 white students apply to any Ivy League school with 2200 average SAT scores and 4 got admitted;
10 Hispanic students apply to the same Ivy League school with 2000 average SAT scores and 4 got admitted;
10 Asian students apply to the same Ivy League school with 2300 average SAT scores and 4 got admitted.”</p>
<p>That is the cruel fact. Check out the posted credentials of those admitted by any top schools (except Caltech), you will see the difference. Could any white or Asian applicant ever dream of getting into Harvard with an SAT score of 2100 however strong his/her other credentials are? No, unless your dad is an alumnus and has donated millions of dollars.</p>