Why are there so many asians in colleges? Why aren't they underrepresented like blacks and hispanics?

Answer 1

I asked this very same question to an Asian coworker of mine who was a straight A student. He told me that in Asian culture, the parents put alot more pressure on their children to excel academically. He said that anything less than an A is unacceptable to his parents and that they check on his progress periodically. That is very much opposite to my experience growing up black. My parents just wanted me to get a diploma. I was always an excellent student, but that really wasn't important to them and didn't bring any extra rewards. And I found the same to be true in many black families. I'm a 3.8 GPA student at a HBCU, and I find that far too many students are satisfied with mediocrity. And I guess they've learned this in the home.

Answer 2

Asian Americans have a different history in the US than Black or Hispanic Americans. First of all Blacks are descended from slaves who came here against their will. For generations they were denied education or the opportunity to learn useful skills. It has only been about 50 years since that changed. Asians, on the other hand, often come to the United States already educated. They have university degrees and professional careers. It's much easier for them to get a decent job and make a living than it might be for the child or even grandchild or even great-great grandchild of a slave. But let's not forget that there is also a huge Asian-American underclass that people don't like to talk about.

Hispanic Americans are such a huge and diverse group that it's hard to talk about them as though they're all the same. Like Asians, most of them came here voluntarily. However, unlike the middle class Asians who immigrate to America for political reasons, Hispanics are more likely to come from a poor background with little to no education. So their opportunities when they get here are very limited.

So Asian immigrants are far more likely to be educated and well off than Hispanics or Blacks. And the children of educated and well off people are far more likely to attend college than the children of uneducated, poor people.

Answer 3

Asians have been in this country less time, primarily from the 1960's on and still come to America with the idea of bettering themselves. Blacks, Hispanics and other cultures who have been here take it for granted that the U.S. is the land of opportunity. People who have recently emigrated to America appreciate its opportunities more. Also, schooling in Asian countries is far more demanding, so going to school here is a non issue.

Answer 4

There are so many ppl and so less jobs, so the competition is very very strong and only math/science grads have any future (In India). So when the time comes to go out of country for higher studies, these young ppl find it easy, combined with good score in GRE/TOEFL

Answer 5

ummm well if youre in favor of affirmative action youre wrong. its completely unfair to poor whites with same opportunities. and i honestly think most blacks and hispanics arent as smart. of course thats not always true but on average i would say so. and its not because of class. they could try harder. it could be genetic and thats just the truth. like blacks are better atheletes usually..just a fact.

Answer 6

because asians actually act like they have some sense