This article discusses the situation of many Asian American college applicants around the country who feel they should not check "Asian" for their ethnicity on their applications. Several students in the article say they were advised by their friends, their families, and even some high school guidance counselors to avoid revealing their ethnicity on the application because they say Asian students are compared against other Asian students rather than the complete pool of applicants. They say they are held to a higher standard and must have higher scores than a non Asian applicant to gain acceptance. Admissions offices (though interestingly not all admissions officers) would likely deny they practice any form of racial discrimination. Whether or not this is true, the idea that a class of people are disadvantaged in their admissions is unsettling.
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