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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My family has been in CA for six generations, and many of my extended family attended SLACs (Wellesley, Smith, Bryn Mawr, Swarthmore, Pomona, Amherst). The difference has to do with 1) how long your family has been in the US. First generation immigrants are unlikely to send their kids to lesser known schools. 2) level of education of parents. Asian parents, even those who are first generation, who have PhDs or MDs from top US universities understand the value and prestige of top SLACS and are much more likely to encourage their children to apply. 3) Social circles. Asian families that are more firmly ensconced in diverse, well-educated communities are more likely to know about SLACs than Asian families who don't have that kind of knowledge network.[/quote]
I will add that my parents didn't care about impressing relatives back in China, who have likely only heard of Harvard, Yale, Stanford, MIT, Berkeley, and UCLA. [/quote]
You know your relatives in China after being in the US for 6 generations? Wow.[/quote]

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