For College Admissions, 'I Am Not Asian'

Monday, December 5, 2011 For College Admissions, 'I Am Not Asian' Lanya Olmstead was born in Florida to a mother who immigrated from Taiwan and an American father of Norwegian ancestry. Ethnically, she considers herself half Taiwanese and half Norwegian. But when applying to Harvard, Olmstead checked only one box for her race: white. "I didn't want to put `Asian' down," Olmstead says, "because my mom told me there's discrimination against Asians in the application process." AP Classes: Absolutely Preposterous Weapons of Mass Instruction High School Principal Under Fire For Scandalous Facebook Picture Foster Teen: 'I Was Put In A Psych Ward. I Wasn't Crazy' WATCH: Bullied Gay Teen's Poignant Video Series Anti-Semitism At Rutgers? DOE Investigates Claims BLOG POSTS Daniel Burrus: An Education Revolution: Automate and Humanize! While many parents and teachers lament over what a waste of time video games are, they are walking past a historic opportunity. The only thing being wasted here is the true value and potential of these technological marvels. Susan Sawyers: GiftED: Private Money, Public Schools In the case of a private foundation, they are required to pay out five percent of their assets each year. But the guidelines also stipulate that a foundation may not attempt to influence legislation as a substantial part of its activities. James Peron: Open Letter to Jonah: You Have Thousands of Friends You Haven't Met Yet This is an open letter to Jonah, and others in a similar situation, who is emotionally tormented by bullies. His heart-wrenching video had this writer in tears, and I want to address him in a way I can't on YouTube. Tom Vander Ark: Brain Rules Schools Here is a quick glimpse of my sense of a brain-based middle school day based on Brain Rules, the bestselling book by molecular biologist John Medina. Following is a quick summary of the rules and key principles for educators. Larry Ferlazzo: The Best (and Worst) Education News of 2011 Here's my humble attempt to identify the best and the worst education news that occurred during the past 12 months.

MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.COM High School Principal Under Fire For Scandalous Facebook Picture School Portrait Day With A Dark Twist For College Admissions, 'I Am Not Asian' ON FACEBOOK High School Principal Under Fire For Scandalous Facebook Picture For College Admissions, 'I Am Not Asian' School Portrait Day With A Dark Twist