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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]On a related topic, I’d be interested in a discussion of why Asian American parents are often so fixated on Ivy League schools, Harvard in particular. It always seemed to me evidence of their relative unfamiliarity as a group with American colleges. I used to work for Harvard, and while it has terrific resources and faculty, it’s not Heaven. I see parents pushing for Harvard whether or not it offers the program of study the student wants, or the aid, or is located in a convenient place, or is the right size for the student, or whatever. I’m afraid sometimes the name is all that matters.
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Yeah it’s just Asian American parents. [/quote]

I’m not sure you can dismiss this as “everybody does it.” I found this article summarizing applicants in a recent year, and it notes that about 5,000 applicants were Asian American and about 8700 were white: https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/10/19/acceptance-rates-by-race/ So by definition a much higher percentage of Asian American students/parents are applying than white students/parents, compared to their proportion among high school students (Asian American students are about 5% of school age students: https://mobile.edweek.org/c.jsp?cid=25919951&bcid=25919951&rssid=25919941&item=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.edweek.org%2Fv1%2Few%2F%3Fuuid%3DB561B4E2-0214-11E9-8918-A498B3743667)[/quote]

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