<p>There was a 2400 kid in my school’s senior class this year who was also valedictorian. The guy spent the night before getting high with some friends, and went out to do the same after he took the test.</p>
<p>Didn’t get into Rice though, because he was Asian and didn’t do much besides get good grades and smoke weed.</p>
<p>I think being Asian puts you in the same boat as being white…Asian academic culture (trying not to stereotype here) usually gets you the same extracurrics and interests as most other asians: Math+Science, Music, Medical School or Comp Sci, or just no extra currics at all. No, I am not saying that ALL asians are like this, it’s just something I noticed. So, I don’t really think asian rejection has any more to do with AA than does white rejection; Domestics asians tend to have their own, LESS variable (Still is a lot of diversity outside of school) culture and interests than non-asians. No, I’m not a racist…I konw plenty of asians who don’t fit into that category :P. Have you ever noticed that Asians who love the humanities on CC tend to get into the big ivies more often than those who go for the regular math+sciences?</p>
<p>^Of course. Top tier schools are all about fostering a community that encourages academic excellence and diversity. Naturally, they don’t want to saturate their campus with cookie-cutter applicants. Considering Asian culture focuses heavily on a rather uniform set of academic ideals (math and science ECs, piano/orchestra, tennis, you know the stereotype), it’s no wonder they have a harder time getting into top schools. It’s rather unfortunate, but it’s much harder to be an impressive Asian student than it is to be, say, an impressive Hispanic student.</p>
<p>^^yup. I know a hispanic guy with a 2380 SAT who got into every Ivy he applied to, and Stanford.</p>
<p>Didn’t get into MIT, where his brother goes, though. That’s a *** moment.</p>
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There isn’t really a need for variation, I’m just being candid.</p>