In the first college application season since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action, Asian American students are more stressed out than ever. Race-conscious admissions were widely seen to have disadvantaged them, as borne out by disparities in the test scores of admitted students - but many feel that race will still be a hidden factor and that standards are even more opaque than before.
Parents who didn't grow up in the American system, and who may have moved to the U.S. in large part for their children's education, feel desperate and in the dark. Some shell out tens of thousands of dollars for consultants as early as junior high, fearing that anything less than a name-brand school could doom their children to an uncertain future.
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