This is not surprising, most asians already know this - I encountered this during admissions when I applied to undergrad for the class of 2006. I was one of th

This is not surprising, most asians already know this - I encountered this during admissions when I applied to undergrad for the class of 2006. I was one of the most stellar candidates from the NY tristate area (NYC area) with some of the best test scores & a diverse set of extracurriculars, and a history of excellence in regional/national math competitions & advanced coursework (Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra in 10th grade), but my being Korean definitely hurt (combined with my having wrote a bad essay, which helped give a reason to say no/waitlisted in a year where many colleges lost millions of dollars from the Enron scandal). In the end, it didn't matter as much since I always had strong confidence in my ability to adapt and to look ahead, and my path turned out to be beneficial in many different ways. Obstacles such as this are difficult to overcome though, and it helped home in that I need to be that much sharper in order to succeed.