This article was produced as part of the New York Jewish Week’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around New York City to report on issues that affect their lives. Some Asian applicants worry they will be stereotyped as being academically strong but lacking creativity or individuality, while some Jewish applicants worry they will be seen as privileged, overrepresented or less in need of consideration. College admissions made the way I navigated those identities feel strategic. “After, people expressed openly how much they disliked the Jewish identity.” The New York Jewish Week brings you the stories behind the headlines, keeping you connected to Jewish life in New York.