[quote=sdrealtor]I could be wrong and please feel free to correct me but Asians seem to be all in on grades and test scores but less so on community service and extra curricular activities.[/quote]
I think you’re wrong. Those who want to get into to 30 university (and to a great extent top 10 university) knows that test scores is not enough. Those who try to get into those university will go above and beyond grades. Those are your athlete, class presidents, debate team, choir, community service, etc. All the while getting straight A’s and high SAT. If all you do is sit home and get good grades, I don’t think you can even get into UCR, much less those more prestigious schools. The Asians know this and they’ve been doing all of this for many many years. Example would be affirmative action in the 90s at the UC system. When it was enacted, Asians compose of about 20% of the student body. Now, Asian is 50% of UCSD, 43% at Berkeley, and 40% at UCLA. These top UC’s look for much more than grades, just like Ivy leaguers.
