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[quote=Anonymous][quote]It isn't discrimination as much as each school has an idea of how they want to fill their class in terms of quotas. Asians/Indians are the 'new' Jews (read up on Jewish discrimination in Ivy League admissions from 50 years ago).

Most elite schools are private and are not subject to anti-affirmative action laws. Otherwise Stanford would be 30-40%+ asian like UCLA and Berkeley are.

Please read: http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/do-a...-admissions-at-elite-colleges/

As an A/I, all I can say to the OP is it is what it is, Asians (and white females) are the worst group to be in demographically for admittance to elite private schools. It is even more important that you have a 'hook'; an attribute you bring that makes admissions officials compare you to a smaller pool than "all asians with 2200+ SAT's and top 5% class ranks".

[b]I was a stronger student than my much younger sibling, however I was unhooked. [/b]My sibling was an athletic recruit (rare for an asian/indian-american). I ended up going to my last choice safety school (my fault as i didn't apply to enough schools in the 15-25 range and applied to too many in the top 5-10 range). [b]My sibling OTOH goes to a very elite school. [/b]

If you don't want to be 'discriminated' against based on race, apply to UCLA and Berkeley.

Also, don't put too much stock into the what the 25-75th percentile bands are for scores for schools if you are an un-hooked asian/indian. You pretty much need to be in the 75th percentile or greater otherwise you probably wont be getting into that school.

Also cast your net wide; there are a ton of great schools besides HYPSM and AWS.[/quote]

The irony of your whining is it sounds like you were discriminated against in favor of your younger brother.  I hope you a wise enough not to make such an allegation in the sanctity of your own family!  You may not be a stronger or more successful student than your brother over the long haul.  Success or brilliance is not measured simply by minor variations in SAT scores or GPAs.  With maturity you will learn this lesson in due time.
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