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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]SLACs have fewer Asian-Americans because fewer of us apply to them. When my DC was applying, her counselor put many/most SLACs on her safety list because Asian-Americans are considered URM at them. The bulk of Asian-American college goers are 1st or 2nd gen immigrants and don't know much about American higher ed beyond the name brand schools. Most are also aspiring engineers and programmers who don't realize SLACs how much SLACs have to offer them. I mentor a couple Chinese-American high schoolers and I've had to convince their parents that there are many more options besides MIT or NVCC. But, they are almost completely driven by what they read in the Chinese language newspapers because of their own limited backgrounds.[/quote]

Thank you.  I was the one with the Tiger Mom comment reflecting exactly this.  I got called a racist for it.  My spouse is first-gen Asian and this exactly describes the issue.

If you check out other threads on these fora, this phenomena is certainly not limited to Asians.  There are plenty of other folks with an Ivy League or nothing attitude.  Look at the other current thread on liberal arts and STEM.  Many people have no concept of what a liberal arts education is.

One group that probably understands college education the best--professors--send their kids to LACs at a rate three times normal.  That should tell you the true value of a liberal arts education.

Also, consider the proportion of people of various races in the college age population, perhaps adjusted by geography.  I understand the relative general college readiness profile of the applicant pool across various races.  It is simply mathematically impossible for elite colleges, each operating with similar admissions processes, to have demographic profiles similar to TJHSST.[/quote]

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