LACs in the Northeast?

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<p>See the following CC thread:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/881237-ivy-caliber-safeties-matches-condensed-advice.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/881237-ivy-caliber-safeties-matches-condensed-advice.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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[Applying to LACs] is where being Asian can actually be an advantage, even if you’re the stereotypical math/science Asian with high stats. It helps if you’re open to rural and/or Midwest/South locations (one of the two will suffice). I know for sure that the following schools have competitive fall diversity visit programs (expenses-paid) that accept non-first-gen, non-low-income Asian students: Carleton, Grinnell, Middlebury, Swarthmore. Other schools that sent me (a Chinese female) applications for such programs: Bryn Mawr, Colby, Colgate, Hamilton, Kenyon, Oberlin, Reed, and others that I can’t recall spontaneously. </p>

<p>Of note, Middlebury’s program was nearly half Asian (judging by appearance) and we were given verbal reassurance of admission–the program has a ~25% acceptance rate, and somewhere around 75-90% of “Discover Middkids” who apply are ultimately accepted. Midd is a T5 LAC, but its location makes it difficult to attract ALANA students. Davidson, in NC, is another elite LAC with surprisingly low Asian representation (only 4%), though I don’t know of any specific recruitment efforts. To get in on these little-known opportunities, you need to sign up for each college’s mailing lists before the summer of senior year. For complete reference on visit programs: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/770660-fall-diversity-visit-programs-compilation.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/770660-fall-diversity-visit-programs-compilation.html&lt;/a&gt;. There are other top LACs–e.g. Williams, Amherst, Pomona–with similar diversity visit programs for URMs but I haven’t heard of many unhooked Asians being accepted to them.

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