Oh, my S has gone against the grain, given his stats. He applied to only one college – the one he wanted to attend. It is not an Ivy; it is our local in-state flagship. He was accepted three days after he applied and that was the end of that.
My kids all pursue what they want. They always have. They have to live their lives; I’ve already had the chance to make my choices. But I find it very naive to insist that Asian stereotypes aren’t used against Asian-American kids.