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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am the parent of a South Asian male senior.  This is how it is playing out - excellent EC, top grades, rigorous curriculum, top SATs, prestigious internships. job, community service, national and state level honors, good recommendations, great essays etc... but riding the rejection train currently.  We are full pay family.

My kid is brilliant and in STEM field, so he will be ok even in a not-top college.  Eventually, he will be employed because of his skills and because barrier to entry is high for his career choice.  He refused to lie on his application and clearly said that he wanted to do CS or Engineering...which is death knell for South Asian males.  Maybe he will go via the community college route? Who knows.

Basically, savvy SA people are going for CS/Engineering - adjacent majors along with another humanities major like gender studies/ women studies/LGBTQ studies etc. Most are also pretending that they are bisexual or binary (using They/Them) and writing in their essays that their South Asian parents have been beating the sh1t out of them because of their sexuality. All of this is allowing them to get into Ivy Leagues.  My son did not have the appetite for that so that is that...

Also, by being denied admissions because of his race has made him more savvy about racial-politics in USA. His blinders are off, and hopefully this will teach him to be less idealistic and more capable of looking out for his own interests in the future. USA is all about screwing every one else, and this lesson was very important for him to learn. [/quote]

This seems overly dramatic with many false statements "Most are also pretending..." No, most are not doing this. And, if he is brilliant, the cc suggestion is like begging for the tiny violins to play. It's a tough market, and I'm sorry for your kid. I have a blonde white girl in theatre. I know your pain. But, let's not exaggerate the duplicity or others or the bleakness of our own situations. Yeah, both of our kids' races add a challenge, but it is complete exaggeration to say they are "denied" because of race.[b] Colleges want a a diverse environment. They don't want all blonde girl actors or SAM engineers. [/b] It is what it is, and it is a good thing for the campus overall. You can encourage your kid to stand out in other ways -- mine is also in a STEM magnet w/ very advanced math. Yours could do theatre or something else. They can also both get great educations at other schools (that are not cc, but those are pretty good in this area as well).  Hang in there, but try not to put the blame on other people or politics here.[/quote]

Sorry, but this is pretty ridiculous and it’s reasonable to be annoyed that this is the case.  Regardless of what race you are.

If it’s all blond girls who make the cut, then good for them.

Not to mention, not all blond girls are the same!!  Just as not all South Asian males are the same!  Some may have grown up one way and some may have grown up a different way.  [/quote]

Schools don't try to limit blonde girls or South Asian males, rather the number who have a background in acting and want to do "acting" and the number who have a background in engineering and want to do "engineering."  PP is incorrect.  Schools are picking a community, but they are also picking the number of people they can reasonably support in various majors/extracurriculars.  If there's a glut of kids who want STEM, the competition for STEM slots increases until they build capacity for more.    [/quote]

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