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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you believe all the anti-Asians, Vandy will soon lose its luster with the crowd that supposedly is the subject of this article as the Asian population is now approaching 20% and rising.[/quote]

Yes, and then the high achieving whites who want to balance academics with a robust social scene will move elsewhere and another school will become hot and then it too will change over time.  
It happened at Duke and Northwestern. My freshman is at Dartmouth and it's happening there too---the crowd has really changed since a cousin attended 5 years ago.  
The smart but socially-oriented kids will move on. Probably next to somewhere like Wake Forest or back to University of Chicago (which is becoming more chill).

I know people will say this is just racist but it's just kids trying to find a place of balance.

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Yup. I know some legacy kids who started at Duke in the past few years (including some Asian-Americans) and they were amazed at the huge Asian population. And it isn't Asian that is the issue. It is the non-assimilated Asian kids who don't want to go to games, don't want to go to parties, and don't socialize like other kids. Again, there are plenty of very well assimilated Asian kids who do do this. And I'm not saying that every kid at a school needs to be 100% assimilated and exactly the same. But at some point you hit a tipping point where the culture changes.

Stereotypes exist for a reason. Most of them aren't mean or nasty - they are just based on lived experience.

Interviews, essays, recommendations and activities are used to tease these things out. All those who want schools to be a "meritocracy" based solely on grades and test scores don't get this and don't appreciate this. It does not lead to a lively, fun, interesting campus community.

And no, I'm not racist. This applies to plenty of other groups, but is most prevalent in Asians. I'm Jewish and it applies to the stereotypical orthodox kid, but they tend not to attend these schools as much and there aren't as many of them so is not as applicable. I'm "nerdist."[/quote]

Honestly, elite colleges need to start giving bonus admissions points for varsity (non-recruited) athletes. These kids know how to be social, interact with others, and cooperate. They are also generally outgoing and fun to be around.

No one wants to hear this, but Duke should absolutely admit more "lax bros," "head cheerleaders" and "football captains." [/quote]

I think being a varsity athlete is viewed positively, but in this age where only being a world-class superstar at an activity matters, it doesn't matter much. I largely agree with you. Though perhaps instead of lax bros, cheerleaders and football captains which tend to be particularly alpha sports, I will settle for other sports.

I went to Duke. I was a very average HS athlete (tennis and soccer) but I did participate and letter. And a lot of my friends at Duke were similar. I agree with all of the attributes you mentioned coming from sports. You can also get this to some degree from being in a band or orchestra, though it isn't quite the same. Math team or Quiz bowl just aren't the same (I did both in high school and was the "cool kid" on both despite not being particularly cool).

And no offense to fencing but the kid who very clearly joins the fencing team to build their application is not the same. Obviously not easy for admissions to smoke these out but I'm guessing they can tell.[/quote]

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