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Think you're missing the point. In the stereotypical Indian families, "solid enough" is not good enough, and they do believe that the last 2% makes or breaks you. That last 2% is what keeps you from getting into an ivy/MIT/Caltech/wherever. That last 2% is what keeps you from being promoted at work; while a Caucasian person will get promoted at 100%, some Indian parents believe that their Indian kids will only be promoted if they are 102%. Same with college admissions -- esp with the over-representation of Asians at top colleges -- [b]you won't get in if you aren't better than the majority applicants in a statistically significant way[/b].

I think you have to grow up in this fear to truly understand it. Believe me I am living it right now, when my white friends are looking at me like I'm crazy for being SO worried about my job prospects given my degrees and experience.[/quote]

Exactly. Comes back to my assertion that you do not have to be better than whites, you have to be exponentially better than whites.

Here is something I have seen and observed that needs to change within the Indian community. We need to have our own version of the "Old Boys" network, because we are now gaining a foothold in many industries. The isolation and the tendency to become an "island" needs to end. Help other Indians traverse the same path of success that you have traveled.  [/quote]

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