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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know an Asian kid who turned down Stanford. Was turned off during visiting day - host didn’t show up despite repeated calls, administration could not be reached, kid plus a dozen others had to sleep on floor near entrance of dorms where other students just stepped over them with no one offering to help, and found the students overly focused on making money. Parents were fine with kid turning down Stanford - kid was a superstar and admitted to HYP also.[/quote]

I'm the Indian PP. If the kid turned down Stanford for HYP, then that is ok. It's comparable. But not if it's Iowa State, you know what I mean? Some PPs talk about "being true to yourself" and I think your opinion is valid...to you. It's a very American concept to 'find yourself' 'be happy'...and if it's important to you, ok. But that's not what I care about. I care about prestige and I care about marketing myself. Maybe it doesn't fit your American ideals but there's something to be said about the high success rates among Asian immigrants.[/quote]

Iowa State has a top engineering program and is named one of the happiest schools and best college town year after year.  Ironically, not many Asian Americans there.  My DC is applying there.  Loved the campus.

I guess we are very American.  I want my child to be happy and thriving.  Not stressed and miserable.  And he will make the same amount out of college as an aerospace engineer than someone at MIT.  After their first job, the diploma means nothing, especially in engineering. [/quote]

About the Asian kid who turned down Stanford - the nicest and kindest kid ever who is strong in STEM but is going to pursue his/her passion at HYP, writing. I am Asian and my stem kid refused to apply to MIT as DC has been there on summer programs and hated the campus. DC is at a public college w top engineering programs and a football team..

To the Iowa State applicant - I used to live in Iowa - nicest people. Make sure u catch a football game![/quote]

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