<p>Do schools such as Davidson College and Washington and Lee University which have 2 and 3 percent Asian student population respectively treat Asian applicants as URMs as African Americans would be treated at most national universities in the admissions process? Sorry for the run on sentence.
Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>Also, how about for universities like Vanderbilt, where Asians compose 7 percent of the population, and Wake Forest, where Asians compose 4 percent of the student population?</p>
<p>asians are rarely to never treated as urms. i highly doubt that davidson or w&l would consider you a urm.</p>
<p>Cannot answer too specifically, but I think it depends on whether or not the school is committed to changing those numbers. Davidson, WF, and W&L are very, very Southern in feel. I don't think that they are rushing off to change the things about their schools that the students love the best. </p>
<p>Some schools with a very small minority population are really committed to having more diversity. Others have a goal of maintaining a class that will love the college, regardless of race.</p>
<p>Generally, though, I think that being an Asian could be an asset, if you make it one.</p>
<p>At many elite schools, I think being Asian is a disadvantage. At elite southern colleges I'm not sure if you would get a boost but I don't think you would be at a disadvantage either.</p>
<p>Any other advice is appreciated.</p>
<p>Last year 9 or 10 Asians enrolled at Davidson college, and 14 at Washington and Lee.</p>
<p>Visited Sewanee- University of the South (<a href="http://www.sewanee.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://www.sewanee.edu/</a>) recently and admissions was candid in that they are trying to actively recruiting a much more diverse class, and emphasized the need to visit. It is a smaller LAC south of Nashville with one of the most beautiful campuses I have ever seen. Vanderbilt is in the heart of Nashville as is Belmont University and Fisk, which all provide a strong contrast to Sewanee (location-wise).</p>
<p>Was very impressed with their tour and they have a new viewbook out. Their equestrian facilities were also impressive (can bring your own horse!), as was the new gym with indoor pool, diving well, indoor tennis courts, new soccer field and a 26 mile hiking trail which follows the perimeter of the school. They also have a new major very similar to IR, also listed in their new viewbook.</p>
<p>Many of the alum and previously faculty retire in the immediate area. A very different feel to the school, one I really enjoyed and was not expecting to!!</p>
<p>Kat</p>
<p>Having studied Davidson's diversity situation some months back, I believe Davidson's Asian population is on the rise. Can't say what's behind it, but I conject that Davidson is trying to catch up here, to be more like some of its northern LAC relatives with regard to diversity. I don't know how they actually treat Asian applicants relative to URM status, but I'd guess since Asians are under-represented numbers-wise, they may take a very hard look at Asian applicants. W&L is probably a whole different story.</p>
<p>Here's some further reading for your pleasure (1st on Davidson, 2nd on LACs' diversity in general):
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=136033%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=136033</a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=135317%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=135317</a></p>
<p>Thank you for the informative links.</p>
<p>Check out Hendrix College. They are very generous with merit aid.</p>