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[quote=Anonymous]some quick replies:

[quote]Just curious, because we're years away--how would you treat an adopted Asian child? Her name would not suggest she's Asian, but presumably you ask for a picture. (And I have no idea what she'll choose to put down as her race when she's ready to apply.) We are, to put it mildly, not tiger parents, and I worry this will hurt her![/quote]

Her race would be Asian for the purpose of our demographics, but we would recognize a different background if her application or LORs mention it. For students who don't indicate race, we usually think they're Asian or White and use that as the benchmark.

[quote]What about kids who were adopted interracially? Which box should they check? Always check the one which would give them a better advantage in consideration?[/quote] 
They should check whatever they honestly identify as. That's what we want to see, and we can usually tell from the application if they aren't.

[quote]OP, for anyone in the counseling community, where you work is becoming obvious from your posts.[/quote]
Thanks for the warning, will try to be more vague.

[quote]Thanks for the response. One follow-up...so given two students of similar background, grades, high school, qualifications, etc....the new SAT scores skew lower than old SAT? In other words...did you just ignore the concordance tables?[/quote]
No, we did review the concordance tables, but we're just not seeing as many folks scoring high on the new SAT than on the old ones. Since a good number of applicants did take the new SAT, we can't just put them aside. We're waiting for CB to come up with a more accurate concordance table.

[quote]Can you discuss the rationale for accepting Asian (or any other race) International students over students of the same race who live in the U.S. (many who have emigrated)?[/quote]
The perspective I give you will be invariably my own, and this is just such a politically charged question. I don't believe I should describe it.

[quote]Can you discuss the rationale for accepting Asian (or any other race) International students over students of the same race who live in the U.S. (many who have emigrated)?[/quote]
You're correct. I think I overreacted with that post about how a majority of alums wouldn't be admitted. I am myself an alum of a top college, and we often joke about how we could not be admitted today, but that does not excuse a serious topic such as this. A 680 in the old old test was a high percentile. My point was really that a lot of alums don't know that, and we get feedback that 680 is an amazing score when it's on the lower end. I am sorry for my tone and did not mean to disparage anyone.  [/quote]

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