<p>I know that if you're Asian American, even with stellar stats many top universities reject you as you are competing with people with even more stellar stats. For the most part, this is with Chinese and Korean students I imagine. I'd like to think that my stats are decent for good schools, and my background is Pakistani. Would I be viewed any differently from say Chinese or Korean students? What about Indian students? Or are we all the same regarding this factor? And would religion, if you chose to put it, make any difference as well? Thanks.</p>
<p>No, no, yes, no. </p>
<p>I feel for you bro, my parents were born in Afghanistan, a country right beside Pakistan but you would be considered Asian while I would not. It’s kinda unfair because Pakistan is vastly different from India and the rest of Asia. </p>
<p>In reference to your questions, there is a lot you can do to distinguish yourself. Some Chinese international student ran a variety of cultural projects and volunteer trips to China, showing that she nurtured and valued her origins. She got into Yale, Columbia, and US Berkley with some relatively subpar test scores. (I’m sure this or her essays made up for it) </p>