<p>I was born in the US, but my parents are from the Indian subcontinent. I applied REA, and I was wondering what Stanford 's policy is regarding race.</p>
<p>I’m sure it depends on how they want to shape their incoming class and on a personal level, the strength of your application probably matters way more than your race.</p>
<p>While the above is true, no one can say that race is not an important factor in admissions to Stanford. And being Asian is the worst admission-wise.</p>
<p>Anyways, you can’t change your race, so just be you as best you can and make yourself a standout applicant.</p>
<p>You should apply to Berkeley too to hedge your chances :). They have awesome profs too and have been race blind for a while. If anyone’s interested in reading more on the topic, google Ron Unz’s work on “american meritocracy”, Thomas Espenshade’s SAT data, or look into the UC systems admissions stats by race after proposition 209 in 1996-1998.</p>
<p>Asians are at a slight disadvantage because of well meaning efforts to promote the common good/ racial mobility in America so you’ll just need to work harder to make yourself noticeable. At the level of Stanford and its peer schools your competing with the best from around the world and race is ultimately only one small piece of the equation. Good luck!</p>
<p>Hurt?! All I can say is… be proud to be an American.</p>
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<p>@Lebricks Stop trolling
@fortune3, basicspace and savethetrees Thanks for the insight!</p>