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Thanks Entomom for keeping this discussion civil. The discussion should focus on the definitions used by colleges/universities and related institutions like the college board. CC is designed to help share information but discussions over what "should be" or "shouldn't be" hispanic are best directed to those institutions, not the CC community. The reality is that these categories affect admissions, scholarship eligibility, etc. and are used by institutions (including the government) to track diversity. You can choose to not participate (there is always the choice to not check a box) but you should read the definitions and requirements carefully should you choose to do so. You can also say that these categories are silly/unfair/racist/arbitrary/meaningless but the point of this forum is to explain how to interpret the criteria and determine how to answer them honestly (should you choose to do so). Entomom apparently has infinite patience in helping students and parents understand how the categorization works but you shouldn't harangue her about the stupidity/unfairness of racial/ethnic categorizatoin. Don't shoot the messenger.
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