"...too many Asian parents think of college as a career builder rather than for pure, intellectual enrichment. There's a difference between a university (a research institute) and a vocational school; we're taught to "think" and we're expected to "do" on our own. Even with my technical major, I'm still taught more theory than practice, and I feel like that's pretty true for most undergraduate degrees. I don't think my parents can get out of the "college = qualification for career" mindset, although I wish they would."

- Serena Wu