minority

<p>anybody know how minority status affects admit rate at Princeton? just curious...</p>

<p>Princeton openly admits that it looks for ethnic diversity, so it certainly helps to be an underrepresented minority. If you're Asian, then that's a whole another story...</p>

<p>thats good then. you must be asian...is it that asians are not considered complete minority anymore? in any case i dont think asians are 'underrepresented' at princeton</p>

<p>Asians are an overrepresented minority, so apparently there's no advantage whatsoever in being Asian. In fact, it's considered even a disadvantage.</p>

<p>that sucks. at least im not asian......jk =)</p>

<p>It doesn't suck once the Asian actually makes it in :)</p>

<p>but of course, there are different nationalities of asians. Indians, Koreans, Chinese, and Japanese and usually the overrepresented minorities.</p>

<p>Yeah that's true. If you're from Mongolia, Laos, Cambodia, etc, it might not be a problem. But that's probably <5% of the Asian population applying to Ivies.</p>

<p>haha, tsunamisha are you actually in? i hate how they list every single country in east asia as a seperate nationality (although they are) but other underrepresented ethnicities are just 'other' or grouped under something else</p>

<p>Yep, I'm a Tiger all right.</p>

<p>nice job! apparently being asian didn't hurt you.</p>

<p>i am asian as well... :) (I got in) So, don't worry too much about admissions</p>

<p>holy crap seems like everyone on these boards has gotten in ED. ......i wanted to do ED but circumstances conspired against me</p>

<p>yes, hobbes, but being from AK probably made you an "underrepresented minority," anyway ;)</p>

<p>Actually, sicarii, most of the people on this board were deferred (including yours truly). They just don't post as often. (And in some cases, not at all.)</p>

<p>hahaha kebree, true true.</p>

<p>hmmm i wonder how many people applied from Houston....that HAS to be an underrepresented area. jk</p>

<p>Julian (Bokonon) got in from Houston.</p>

<p>Hehe...that made me smile for some reason.</p>

<p>i got accepted from TX, about 1.5 hours outside of houston.
and yes, being a URM definately helps you in admissions
and no, asians are definately not URM's</p>

<p>man..this makes me kinda sad. I'm asian (Indian) and on top of that I come from a super competitive county in Maryland. :( oh well.</p>