<p>Anyone know where I can find them? I want to stay in the U.S. of course and go to a top college.</p>
<p>Indians in India or America?</p>
<p>I will assume Indians from India:</p>
<p>College Park has a lot.</p>
<p>I'm leaning towards Harvard or Cornell as well, though not sure</p>
<p>Not many? You've got to be kidding me. There are ORMs in many top, competitive colleges. You're bound to find a lot of Indians (along with other Asians).</p>
<p>What's an ORM?</p>
<p>Cornell has a fair amount of Indians, I daresay, from what I've seen on campus and on the class of website.</p>
<p>ORM = Over-represented minority</p>
<p>Indians are common in US colleges... just not as common as in India.</p>
<p>oh ok thanks :)</p>
<p>Indians/Pakinstanis and Oriental Asians make up a HUGE demographic at my university. They like the sciences.</p>
<p>Haha. They do like the sciences, dont they?
And yeah some tend to have unibrows and most are excellent in mathematics.</p>
<p>lol *** was that unibrow comment all about...some white people have unibrows and are good at math also...</p>
<p>but yeah i do agree indians are hairier...if that is relevant?</p>
<p>Just once I would like to see an Asian student major in something like philosophy or classics... hell, English even. Probably too much to ask, I know.</p>
<p>In the Indian culture, more value is placed on trades and professional careers than in the American culture. This results in a focus on things like medicine, law, science, engineering... it's just a cultural difference.</p>
<p>What are you going to do as an English major... be an author or journalist? It's just not as applicable or practical as being a doctor is.</p>
<p>i'm thinking of majoring in history, political science, public policy, or foreign language</p>
<p>haven't decided quite yet ;)</p>
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OMG is this true? Jeez, I never thought this was possible. I thought the feature of unibrows was licenced to Indian nerds, who are great in mathematics. I am too delved in stereotypes!
And is there a place called Metallicaville? I lived in a fictitious place called Evilville once. Not anymore.</p>
<p>Fides et Ratio: We don't get as many career oppurtunities if we study something like philosophy or classics as you guys do. Also, Asians are not exposed to such courses at all so, they are reluctant to join in such classes. But I will be challenging the notion. I am taking either Philosophy/ Religion or English as a minor and I am dead anxious!</p>
<p>Asians need to break the mold! Seriously, there is a major lack of Asian professors of philosophy, classics, English, religion, etc. It would be good to see academics of non-North American/European cultural backgrounds get in on these areas in the West.</p>
<p>Philosophy in college is mostly Western and Greek philosophy. I'm not saying that it's not important, but Asian culture tends to have it's own differing philosophy, which tends to change. </p>
<p>Also, classics? Again, western and Greek classics, compared to say, some of the Chinese legends and classics that my parents have handed down to me. </p>
<p>Functional English is very useful in the real world, but professor-like English from cultures whose first language is completely different, phonetically and grammatically? </p>
<p>Plus, historically, the Asian countries got beat in the late 1800's due to sciences and the Industrial Revolution. The rise of Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea into first world countries can be almost entirely attributed to technology (and the 90's tech boom). Comparatively, Western Philosophy has not affected Asia the way Western Science has.</p>
<p>^^^Truer words have not been spoken. This should settle the issue.</p>
<p>Taiwan and South Korea are not first world nations.</p>
<p>And Western philosophy has indeed affected Asian nations, everything from the criminal justice system to religion and political structure.</p>
<p>And it's an inaccurate stereotype to say Asians are only interested in the sciences.</p>
<p>any school with an engineering program has indians.</p>
<p>ugh i hate science and math is tolerable at most. however, i do really well in those subjects in school because my parents refuse to let me get by on an excuse like "i'm not interested in math/science!!" and instead get me a tutor so i have no choice but to ace those subjects.
so yeah, asians aren't naturally better at math or science. our parents just happen to care more about them.</p>