| The common app lets you check more than one ethnic background. As long as the applicant is honest I don't see a big problem with checking white and Native American. You could also check "other" and in the box provided indicate you are 1/8 or 1/16 of whatever tribe your family members belonged to. Then you would be completely honest about your background. This way the applicant is giving all the information about his background and just letting the colleges decide how they want to treat it. |