<p>As for discrimination against Asians – how about this point? They discriminate against uninteresting applicants, Asian or not. </p>
<p>To counter the discrimination point, probably half of the kids who got acceptances from my alma mater were Asian that I’ve interviewed. But they were astounding. This year, one has already been admitted EA. He is astounding – scientist (national contest runner up), musician (Carnegie Hall gold medalist) & athlete (team captain). And Asian.</p>
<p>Me? Asian too. My main EC (beyond cranking on all my schools offerings and being a student leader at an urban HS) was to wash dishes. But I stood out. </p>
<p>I’ve learned this: not everyone can stand out. It’s like the Kathy Griffon joke: not every kid is “gifted”</p>
<p>oops. I’m guilty of turning the direction of this thread like ucbalumnus warned about. Sorry</p>