“My parents are also stereotypical Asian parents, and they would choose Amherst over UMich. In fact, my parents see Amherst as the best liberal arts college and have a much higher view of it than of UMich.”
So you are saying that your Asian parents would be willing to pay an additional $165.000.00 for a degree from Amherst over a degree from Michigan because of a perceived increase in prestige. You must have very wealthy parents.