Ivy league school based on race/ethnicity?

here are my questions:


1.) does it matter to universities if you are a different race (asian)? would they be more interested in accepting?


2.) does it matter to them if you were born into a family that speaks a different language all the time? after high school i will be fluent in 3 languages.


3.) if #1 was a yes, what exactly are ivy league universities looking for? if i say that i would like to major in medical rather than hotel management, would my application stick out above the rest? because i am of a different ethnic background? also, if yes, and if you are an alumnus of an ivy or if you happen to know a lot about this, what should i do?





thank you so so much!

Ivy league school based on race/ethnicity?
Normally, being a minority is a good thing. Unfortunately for you, you're Asian. That's an overrepresented minority. It's the worst of both worlds. You actually face tougher admission standards because there are "too many" asians applying and the schools are trying to boost the numbers from the other minority groups.
Reply:One important difference with the Ivy League system is that, with the exception of Penn State, they are all private universities. The reason this is important is that they have a greater deal of freedom in constructing their own admissions criteria (much moreso than a state funded school).





Being a racial minority may help you at some schools or programs, but it also isn't a 'golden ticket.' Asian minorities face a unique problem in that although they are a racial minority demographically speaking in the United States, they are generally over-represented in college student bodies. Because of this it admission for Asian-American students can become hypercompetitive.





Also, while speaking more than one language fluently speaks very highly of your cognitive abilities it really isn't as beneficial as you might think in influencing admissions officials. The only time it would really become relevant in determining acceptance would be if the department or program you were apply to had a predetermined language requirements (this is usually only the case for humanity subjects; i.e. history, linguistics, etc ...).





By the time I applied for college I could speak 5 languages (English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, and French), and I can tell you it didn't have any bearing whatsoever on my whether or not I got in -- quite honestly ... they didn't care. It is a helpful skill to have once you get into college though ...