<p>I see that you gone through alot of stuff. Does that mean you should have it easier thatn other kids? If yes, then isn't that MAKING RACE AN ISSUE?</p>
<p>Dan & others who have overcome adversity,
It's great that you have gotten where you are, in spite of your obstacles. I hope that you accomplish the wonderful things you plan and believe you will. Please keep in mind that there are many others who have overcome huge challenges in their own way too, maybe not as stark as those you've surmounted, but they have nonetheless.<br>
Many challenges are invisible, like the dyslexic, hearing impaired, and/or learning disabled who learns a great deal in spite of not getting accommodations, the student with chronic health challenges, and many others.
It is important for all of us to remember not to prejudge one another. It is extremely destructive & hurtful to accuse another of taking the spot of a more qualified student "because of race, gender, handicap" or whatever. Nonetheless, people pre-judge all the time & cause a lot of hard feelings. Dan & friends, I am sure you KNOW you have accomplished a great deal & will continue to do so, but a thick skin comes in handy (to ignore insults & biases) because unfortunately there are insensitive folks who will continue to pre-judge--it is the easiest way to rationalize for many.</p>
<p>HImom</p>
<p>The world is pretty sucky Daniel... for every 1 mature/intelligent person that are 20 imature/unintelligent people. Kinda sucks... but I guess it would suck if everyone was the ideal too.</p>
<p>Thanks Daniel. I wish everyone politically involved was as civil as you seem to be (myself included).</p>
<p>I'm with DiamondT.</p>
<p>Moreover, I see some hypocrisy in the original poster's argument because he/she makes a pitch to get admitted because of his immigrant circumstances and background.</p>
<p>Yeah, from personal experience, Ive seen asian applicants from my school (exeter) who are going to HYPS who are as far from the asian stereotype that you can get. A couple were excellent at sports, were varsity captains, while others did alot of literary involvement, although they didnt have super high SAT scores.</p>
<p>HYPS get very few asian applicants like those i described above, and thats why they stuck out and were accepted. So in this case, your race will help you since youre unstereotypical, unique, and doing what you only want to do.</p>
<p>Same as if youre black and have 1500's SAT. There wont be many people like you so therefore you have a great chance of acceptance. So again, your race will help you.</p>
<p>Your race will not matter as long as you do what you, yourself, wants to do and stop being the drones of your parents, friends, and others. Colleges want passion, curiosity, and diversity; and following what everyone else does will do little to set you apart in the applicant pool, period.</p>
<p>So those who fit the stereotypical bill, stop whining and do your own thing. If you didnt fit the stereotypical bill then you would be confident of your uniqueness and wouldnt be here on CC trying to compare yourself to others.</p>