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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]...On the other hand, I'm an alumni interviewer for my alma mater, which is a top-25 university. I interviewed a few people last year, and recommended them all. [b]The Asian students I recommended were not accepted, and looking back on it, I think it was the lack of being a well-rounded person. [/b]They did very well academically (which is why I recommended them) but weren't so well-rounded compared to the non-Asian student I interviewed (and who was accepted).[/quote]

what school and specifically what was lacking in the Asian students?[/quote]

NP.  Not well rounded of course meaning they are geeks.  Keep telling yourself that...  Like Asians aren't able to figure out that you need to be "well rounded" to get accepted.  This is why Harvard is 18% Asian and 11% international - mostly from Asia.[/quote]

The problem is there are too many great Asian students, even if you look at well-rounded. China has such a large population so there are going to be, number-wise, a lot of highly-qualified students. At the same time, Harvard doesn't want their school to be 90% students from China and India, as it's not their mission. I'd say a top student in China has a harder time getting in than a top non-Asian student in the US.[/quote]

Well, there was a lawsuit claiming that Harvard discriminated against Asian-Ameticans so it isn't a secret that it is harder to get accepted since these Asian students are competing against other stellar well rounded Asian students.

No, Harvard doesn't want to be like the top UC schools which are all majority Asian.  You can say the same for top magnets like TJ and NYC magnets like Stuy.
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