Anonymous
10/08/2023 13:58
Subject: Are Asian Americans not interested in top SLACs?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
Top SLACs are as hard to get into as Harvard. Asian-Americans lack grades and money to get into them.
This is a joke.
Many people consider all SLACs to be below the top 100 national universities
Anonymous
10/08/2023 13:58
Subject: Are Asian Americans not interested in top SLACs?
Anonymous wrote:SLACS are less popular in general.
The top ones pull a similar amount of black and Hispanic students. It's the Asian demographic that is noticeably smaller.
Anonymous
10/08/2023 13:57
Subject: Are Asian Americans not interested in top SLACs?
First generation may not know enough about top SLACs to apply. The next generation knows better and does.
Anonymous
10/08/2023 13:56
Subject: Are Asian Americans not interested in top SLACs?
Anonymous wrote:
Top SLACs are as hard to get into as Harvard. Asian-Americans lack grades and money to get into them.
This is a joke.
Anonymous
10/08/2023 13:53
Subject: Are Asian Americans not interested in top SLACs?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:One thing I've seen is that the Asian American percent at top SLACs is consistently lower than that in Ivies and other top 20 universities. For example:
Top Universities-
Stanford: 29%
Caltech- 37%
Columbia- 30%
MIT- 40%
Yale- 27%
Rice- 38%
Duke- 32%
Johns Hopkins- 27%
Northwestern- 27%
Top LACs-
Amherst- 14%
Swarthmore- 18%
Wellesley- 23%
Pomona- 18%
Williams- 13%
Harvey Mudd- 20%
Davidson- 10%
Carleton- 10%
Why does this discrepancy exist?
Top SLACs are as hard to get into as Harvard. Asian-Americans lack grades and money to get into them.
Is this a joke?
Anonymous
10/08/2023 13:26
Subject: Are Asian Americans not interested in top SLACs?
This is a little dated but probably still relevant:
"As one guidance counselor lamented to me, Asian-American parents just don't show up for information sessions featuring lesser known or liberal arts colleges, regardless of the quality of the school. Yet when it comes to the big name schools, you can't find a seat."
"In many Asian countries, where you go to college determines the course of your professional life. It makes sense that Asian-American parents would think the same holds true in the U.S., and it used to, but not anymore."
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/college-admissions-and-th_b_3255465
"As one guidance counselor lamented to me, Asian-American parents just don't show up for information sessions featuring lesser known or liberal arts colleges, regardless of the quality of the school. Yet when it comes to the big name schools, you can't find a seat."
"In many Asian countries, where you go to college determines the course of your professional life. It makes sense that Asian-American parents would think the same holds true in the U.S., and it used to, but not anymore."
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/college-admissions-and-th_b_3255465
Anonymous
10/08/2023 13:22
Subject: Are Asian Americans not interested in top SLACs?
Anonymous wrote:Asian Americans don't have to/want to pay 90K/year for the privilege of pretending their kids attend some exotic no-name small LAC.
Besides, public universities are cheaper and offer better STEM majors.
+1000
Asians have grit. We are strong and don't need the relentless coddling and hand-holding of Middlebury or Vassar.
Besides, UMD has much better STEM.
Anonymous
10/08/2023 13:22
Subject: Are Asian Americans not interested in top SLACs?
Anonymous wrote:SLACS are less popular in general.[/quote
The top ones pull a similar amount of black and Hispanic students. It's the Asian demographic that is noticeably smaller.
Anonymous
10/08/2023 13:20
Subject: Are Asian Americans not interested in top SLACs?
SLACS are less popular in general.
Anonymous
10/08/2023 13:18
Subject: Are Asian Americans not interested in top SLACs?
Asian Americans don't have to/want to pay 90K/year for the privilege of pretending their kids attend some exotic no-name small LAC.
Besides, public universities are cheaper and offer better STEM majors.
Besides, public universities are cheaper and offer better STEM majors.
Anonymous
10/08/2023 13:16
Subject: Are Asian Americans not interested in top SLACs?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:One thing I've seen is that the Asian American percent at top SLACs is consistently lower than that in Ivies and other top 20 universities. For example:
Top Universities-
Stanford: 29%
Caltech- 37%
Columbia- 30%
MIT- 40%
Yale- 27%
Rice- 38%
Duke- 32%
Johns Hopkins- 27%
Northwestern- 27%
Top LACs-
Amherst- 14%
Swarthmore- 18%
Wellesley- 23%
Pomona- 18%
Williams- 13%
Harvey Mudd- 20%
Davidson- 10%
Carleton- 10%
Why does this discrepancy exist?
Top SLACs are as hard to get into as Harvard. Asian-Americans lack grades and money to get into them.
Anonymous
10/08/2023 13:15
Subject: Re:Are Asian Americans not interested in top SLACs?
Asian Americans don't SLACK.
Anonymous
10/08/2023 13:14
Subject: Are Asian Americans not interested in top SLACs?
Asians don't like paying inflated prices for no-name products.
Anonymous
10/08/2023 13:13
Subject: Are Asian Americans not interested in top SLACs?
Anonymous wrote:One thing I've seen is that the Asian American percent at top SLACs is consistently lower than that in Ivies and other top 20 universities. For example:
Top Universities-
Stanford: 29%
Caltech- 37%
Columbia- 30%
MIT- 40%
Yale- 27%
Rice- 38%
Duke- 32%
Johns Hopkins- 27%
Northwestern- 27%
Top LACs-
Amherst- 14%
Swarthmore- 18%
Wellesley- 23%
Pomona- 18%
Williams- 13%
Harvey Mudd- 20%
Davidson- 10%
Carleton- 10%
Why does this discrepancy exist?
Top SLACs are as hard to get into as Harvard. Asian-Americans lack grades and money to get into them.
Anonymous
10/08/2023 13:12
Subject: Are Asian Americans not interested in top SLACs?
One thing I've seen is that the Asian American percent at top SLACs is consistently lower than that in Ivies and other top 20 universities. For example:
Top Universities-
Stanford: 29%
Caltech- 37%
Columbia- 30%
MIT- 40%
Yale- 27%
Rice- 38%
Duke- 32%
Johns Hopkins- 27%
Northwestern- 27%
Top LACs-
Amherst- 14%
Swarthmore- 18%
Wellesley- 23%
Pomona- 18%
Williams- 13%
Harvey Mudd- 20%
Davidson- 10%
Carleton- 10%
Why does this discrepancy exist?
Top Universities-
Stanford: 29%
Caltech- 37%
Columbia- 30%
MIT- 40%
Yale- 27%
Rice- 38%
Duke- 32%
Johns Hopkins- 27%
Northwestern- 27%
Top LACs-
Amherst- 14%
Swarthmore- 18%
Wellesley- 23%
Pomona- 18%
Williams- 13%
Harvey Mudd- 20%
Davidson- 10%
Carleton- 10%
Why does this discrepancy exist?