<p>im a junior and college talk is starting to become more prevalent during conservations. it <strong><em>es me off when someone asks me, "where do you wanna go for college" and i give my honest answer of "harvard", and the person comes with some bull</em></strong>* like "omg you ****ing asians! all you wanna do it go to harvard and become a doctor or lawyer. you smart overachievers have no lives."</p>
<p>anybody have a similar experience?? i get so mad when ppl say that. i think it's such an ignorant thing to say. first of all, it was him that asked the question first. i think it's very rude to respond that way to my honest answer. i am also sick of the 'nerdy asian' stereotype. while i'm a great student i still maintain social life and i most likely have more fun than the person who made the stupid comment. just because he's not smart enough to go to harvard it doesnt mean he can make fun of others who aspire to go there.</p>
<p>It is rude to include the asian part in their remarks. During the Second World War, Eisenhower had to hold together the alliance between the US and Britain. A staff officer could call somebody else a **** licking son of a ***** *<strong><em>, but the officer on staff would be on the way home the next day if he called somebody a British *</em></strong> licking son of a ** *******.</p>
<p>I go to a school with many Asians and they're not nerds in any higher number than any other group. However, they do apply to HYP in larger numbers than other groups mostly due to parental pressure. I have some Asian friends whose parents won't allow them to apply to top LACs because their relatives have never heard of Williams and Swat.</p>
<p>It would be interesting if HYP would disclose the number of Asian applicants. It must be staggering.</p>
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<p>Switch "asians" with "jews" and "doctor or lawyer" with "banker" and we have the same predicament. Being one of only eight jews in my entire school, I hear this all the time. Don't let it bug you ,though. Honestly, I'm flattered when I hear it; take it as a compliment. </p>
<p>And if it means anything to you, it's a pretty safe bet that this person's rudeness is rooted 100% in jealousy.</p>
<p>Honestly people. Learn to deal. Everyone that is remotely smart will deal with the same problems regardless of race. I am white and the youngest of six. Let's just say that all of my siblings have gone on to tremendous careers including medicine, law, engineering, and advanced level business degrees. Whenever I tell anyone that I only want to become a high school english teacher they all sort of laugh and make some comment about how I will be in the lowest income bracket in my family. I don't even let it bother me anymore. Besides just think about all the times that you accidently made a comment that bothered someone. So just let it go and quite wasting your time thinking about it. Most people don't even intend to offend you.</p>
<p>And cowsprite quite being such a snob "just because he's not smart enough to go to harvard". What is up with that???? I had a ton of people tell me that I wasn't smart enough to get into Rice. It really hurts when people are that meanspirited.</p>
<p>i apologize, pilebay, for getting carried away. i didn't mean to downgrade anyone's intelligence. i was more upset with the smart-asian stereotyping. i'll take your advice and try to deal with those ppl. and rice is a great school btw you should be proud.</p>
<p>I am an Intel, asian and I get stuffs like "When are you going to America, have you given TOEFL" from relatives whom I had no previous aquaintances. ***<em>es me off!! I answer them by saying that I am gonna attend a third grade public college in my home country and say that they will be glad if I didn't get in.
Come april, I am gonna hunt them down and s</em>hove my acceptance package ....</p>
<p>Niceness is one option. You could also make a joke, come up with a sarcastic reply, or practice a cold stare while saying, "If I wanted your advice, I would have asked for it." I guess it depends on your personality.</p>
<p>Some of us are dealing with negative stereotypes of a different sort on another CC board. I'm at the anger point myself :)</p>
<p>This is why I don't tell people (except close friends) that I want to go to Yale. I know people will regard me the same way because I've heard comments about two of my friends who openly want to go to Harvard.</p>
<p>I don't want to go to an Ivy, but I do get some comments about how I'm a "typical" Asian for wanting to study biotech/biochem/biology. "Oh, that's all you want to study, science" and some stuff like that. But what can I expect? People at my school do thankfully know that Asians don't on top of trees, but beyond that, they're a little lacking in the social context.</p>
<p>I don't want to go to an ivy either, but I find (mostly Asian) people who are utterly shocked when I tell them I want to study business or econ. I hate that stereotype (which is only exacerbated by the fact that all 8 people in AP Phys C are asian-the class is in the period before my reg physics class, and I've peeked in the room a few times). Thank god I don't fit into it. I hate it when my parents try to convince (or nudge) me into changing my decision. I've made that decision a year ago. They didn't know about it for a year because I was two-faced for six months and they were in denial for another six months. It's a done deal. I'm not going to change my mind (they used to want me to go into medicine), especially since science classes have become 45 minutes/day of excruciating pain. Thank god I'm only in REGULAR physics instead of AP because that way I don't have to hang out with asians at school...</p>
<p>Oh yeah, the main topic of conversation between my parents and I is college and careers, and I hate it because every time they talk to me, it seems like they're trying to change my mind. My mom tried to push me into econ just because I prefer to major finance over econ (although econ is just fine).</p>
<p>does anyone here know if colleges carry the similar stereotypes?
not just in the conversations but like in reality, are most of the biomed/biochem ppl asians or indians?
i was wondering if the stereotypes held true</p>
<p>Lol, that's why I just don't say the whole range of where I applied, and don't even talk about where I really want to go to.
I applied to 19 colleges, with the range from UC Riverside to Yale. I don't say "Oh, I applied to Yale, Cornell, Duke, Dartmouth, Amherst, Boston College, blahblahblah." I just say "Oh, just a few schools, like USC, UCSD, and some privates." (And yea, all the schools I mentions, I did apply to those and more. -_-) It's the technical truth.</p>
<p>As for the "what's the top choice/where do you want to go to?" question... I just smile, laugh and shrug. End of story. They don't need to know.</p>