<p>would being asian hurt chances of entering colleges such as arizona state, iowa state, or purdue university</p>
<p>College admissions is a holistic process. Sure, with lots of strong Asian applicants, admissions officers want to allow admission to create a diversified class but ethnicity alone is not going to be a reason for rejecting an applicant. Don’t worry too much about it. They care about MUCH more than just ethnicity. :)</p>
<p>"…such as arizona state, iowa state, or purdue university"</p>
<p>No!</p>