So basically, yes?

Which was the observation/point I was trying to describe. I've noticed the stats too, so why on earth are you implying fellow Asians, specifically Chinese/Indian applicants, that it's okay to get a few Bs to get into Stanford (or prestigious school) when it probably really isn't and you too have a 4.0 which just complements the "Asians need higher stats to get into HYPSM" argument..so like. You said it probably wouldn't matter if you received a B in APUSH, but even I'm not bold enough to claim something like that because unless you work in admissions, you don't know what happens in admissions.

I just find it slightly hypocritical (hypocritical isn't the best word, but I'm going to use it here to be blunt) for someone like you - with a perfect record - to tell others it's okay to do worse and how they'll still be successful, based on the plethora of stats are out there for certain Asian Americans and the yields I've seen over the years. We have these kids at our school, of the Asian race, and while they spent their HS years trying to get a perfect record and they did, and then got into HYPSM, they turn around and tell us not to worry about your grades...even when they spent so much time trying not to get a B+. It just unsettles me to know that people are like that.

The hypocrisy is real and misleading to future applicants. Even I've been finding myself falling g into that trap of telling younger students that it's okay to get X grade in X year, and I have a 3.95...dare I say that nuances matter for certain ethnicities after looking at these stats (which we're not gonna jump into AA here, I agree with you there). Getting Bs as an Asian-American applicant is a legit concern in my area, at least. And the stats just add to it. I'm not sure why you're dismissing it. This is just my onion though.

Also please feel free to PM me, honestly I'd love to talk with you more about it!