Harvard-why is everyone Asian?

Question

I walked around Harvard and every student was asian...why? Are these exchange students or are they just smart and rich?

Answer 1

Harvard is such an internationally-known school that it get a huge amount of Asian applications. Also, Harvard diligently attempts to diversify their campus by admitting a certain percentage of international applicants.

Answer 2

Harvard, like every top school, has a quota on Asian students and keeps it at 18%. Bottom line is that many Asians have the necessary stats, and if they didn't quota there would be a lot more Asians as there are at schools like the UC's which are not allowed to quota. It's harder for an Asian to get into a top school than any other group, a WSJ reporter say they need 50 more SAT points than a white candidate. An Asian student with a perfect SAT score that was rejected by Princeton last year has filed a law suit.

Answer 3

they are very smart, and I dont know why but they get a lot of grants and stuff

Answer 4

"Everyone" is Asian?

http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/se...

Harvard is only 18% Asian. It was probably chance that you saw only Asian students.

Answer 5

Foreign and international students arrive on campus before the normal move in date. Other than that, campuses love to diversify at the risk of other students. A kind of affirmative action if you will. It's not easy to get into Harvard though so I'm sure they earned it.