beefs

okay so..for a brief description : i am a 50% hispanic ( peruvian)/ 50% arabic(egyptian) male junior in ny..

now.

in many places i read that north-african (egypt) people are considered caucasian which i guess would kind of take away the advantage of being hispanic?...but then i talked to a senior from my school and he said that since im two ethnicites i should play that up in the app because colleges like multiracial applicants...so im not really sure...


WHAT DO I DO?!!!

YanksRwinners

Egypt is considered to be part of the middle east, and with respect to college admissions, middle easterners are caucasian. However, since you are also hispanic you still would be considered a URM.

beefs

yes but my question is should i just say hispanic or both hispanic/arab

becchalk

Say whatever you identify yourself as. If you feel that you have no connection with your Arab/Egyptian side, then just put Hispanic. If you feel you aren't Hispanic at all, just put Middle Eastern. If you identify with both, put both.

DOLO2

Caucasian? Colleges definitely have strange policy, because Caucasia is far from Egypt. 

I think you may write other, and then explain your situation.

Mary.loves.you

If the application gives the choice "Other (please specify)", that's the option I'd recommend you choose. Then specify: Hispanic / Arab. I think this would be the best way to highlight your diverse background.

sybbie719

you will be not be considered an underrepresented minority no matter which ones you put down. If you put down hispanic, you will be considered underrepresented if you are of puerto rican or mexican descent (which is where the tip goes)

coureur

>>Caucasian? Colleges definitely have strange policy, because Caucasia is far from Egypt<<

Yeah, and "Caucasia" is even farther away from places like North America, Scotland, Norway, Australia, and New Zealand, but that doesn't stop anyone from labeling large numbers of people in those places as caucasian.

TourGuide446

Different colleges have different definitions of "Hispanic." Send the ones you are interested in an email and ask for their definition.

DaRareBlackNerd

No, I'm an underrepresented minority.