<p>I doubt that Penn admissions will factor in what type of Asian you are, for those of us that are Asian. Two weeks!! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving. :)</p>
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<p>yes they would
they don’t want their 25% of asians on campus to be 12.5% Chinese and 12.5% Indian
they want a good mixture</p>
<p>I doubt it. They don’t distinguish between South Africans and Ethiopians, so it makes no sense that they would between intracontinental Asian countries either.</p>
<p>well I think I’m talking about people that weren’t born in America
then I think it makes a difference because different countries have their own identity which obviously has its influence on people born there</p>
<p>I don’t know though…it’s just how I see it
African Americans aren’t overrepresented so they wouldn’t care if kids are from South Africa or Ethiopia
Because Asians are overrepresented, they might use country of origin in the debate</p>
<p>Whatever, haha, there’s nothing any of us can really do about any of that so there’s no use letting it torment us.</p>
<p>Plus unless you specially report your distinct ethnicity (Filipino, Korean, etc.), Penn would never know.</p>
<p>Which I did… (why did I do that?!)</p>
<p>I have to agree with maani on this one. Affirmative action helps those who are under represented and hurts those who are represented well. Think about it - how often do you think kids from Malaysia apply to Penn? On the other hand, tons of Asian Americans apply to Penn, and thus affirmative action hurts them. It’s the sad truth, but it is the truth. As a caucasian, affirmative action hurts me too, granted, not as much as asians though. If I made the rules I would do away with all affirmative action and have admissions be ethnicity-blind, but for now there’s nothing we can do about it.</p>
<p>As hardworking said, if you don’t report your specific country of origin, or your ethnicity at all, Penn would never know.</p>
<p>Yeah, I did too.
And its sorta what my common app essay is about. </p>
<p>I think I’m just arguing this side because my ethnicity is a huge part of my identity and I made sure that Penn would see that through my application</p>
<p>There are far too many essays about “defying Asian stereotypes” that I thought it’d be more unique NOT to write one about that.</p>
<p>I thought about that too
my essay was about difficulty balancing two worlds</p>
<p>I just felt like I would be lying to colleges if I didn’t talk about that aspect of my life so I didn’t think about whether or not others were writing similar essays</p>
<p>I only mentioned it as a minute descriptor…as in, mentioning where my parents are from. Incredibly minute detail.</p>
<p>I thought about doing it too because that aspect is a huge part of who I am as well, but then I realized that the most important part of applying is choosing the parts about you that make you stand out from the crowd – the details that stick in the minds of the admissions officers are what make a lasting impression (hopefully a good one) that will help your chances of admission (again, hopefully). I just didn’t want to take the risk of sending in another “I’m Asian, but not REALLY Asian because I have a social life and I know how to do things other than study” essay. As unique and honest as it would be, I just felt that it wouldn’t stand out amongst the other essays of similar nature and topic.</p>
<p>The same happened with my Common App essay; I was initially going to write about my experience with getting 2nd place in a sport, and then I realized that thousands of applicants would probably also be writing about the hardships of failure in sports so I decided against it and wrote another essay critiqued by my English teacher (Yale alumnus) as one of the best college essays she’s ever read.</p>
<p>Happy Thanksgiving everyone! As nervous as I am, I look forward to hearing the ED results in 15 days or so! 
Good luck to all that applied from CC!!</p>
<p>Does anyone know when do the decisions come out? Is it on Dec 15th?</p>
<p>Hey CKP!
Several sources point to December 9th, including the Admissions Officers, themselves.
We aren’t certain, however, and are awaiting a confirmation email in the next ten days or so. We’ll see :D</p>
<p>Good luck, though.</p>
<p>I second what EmPaige21 said. I think they sent out an email the first few days of Dec. Dec 9 makes the most sense as the admissions website says the committ date for ED acceptees is Dec 20…releasing the results the 16th would cut it a little close!</p>
<p>Hey guys, so as I read to catch up with the progress which this page has made in the last 2 days (like 5 pages lol; sad to see you go aangel), for some reason two questions popped into my mind which I’d like to hear you answer:</p>
<p>1) Do you think you’ll open your letter of admission (or rejection :(( ) alone or with your parents, or siblings, etc…</p>
<p>2) Do you think affirmative action should be in place? Or would you not mind going to a university with a 50% Asian population and 42% White population :)</p>
<p>PS: OFFICALLY 2 WEEKS LEFT TILL DECISIONSSSSSSSS</p>
<p>@laodicean I did email them-- I just haven’t receieved a response. Also, do you really think that they would go out of their way to google the url? Or just skip it?</p>