tokenadult

MODERATOR'S NOTE TO "sephardic jewish hispanic?" THREAD:

As usual, this kind of question will be merged into the massive ethnic self-identification in college applications thread. The thread-opening post in the FAQ thread contains links out to official definitions.

IsmailAhmed

Well no one can beat mine
Some have said this will hinder my chances of getting into ivy league College seeing as my name is Ismail Ahmed i live in the uk and have all the grades for Cornell but i am wary of the application form and the Essay any help ?
Oh and i am also african
DOUBLE WHAMMY

tokenadult

Just apply, write thoughtful essays about your life experiences, and see what happens. Colleges don't have to collect ethnicity information at all for foreign nationals. American domestic students are free to decline reporting their ethnicity if they so choose.

kmatimber2

Someone said in an earlier post that they appreciate diversity, but feel that diversity is much more than skin color- I could not agree more.
Colleges love to point to statistics to show how "diverse" they are, in the end though, you can have every different ethnicity in the world, but if they all have the same interests, political views, etc. than it's not really going to provide you with "diverse" experiences.

tokenadult

Colleges always appreciate knowing details about your life circumstances that go beyond what ethnic category might fit you. (At least, that is true of colleges with "holistic" admission policies.) So, sure, feel free to mention how you differ from other applicants interests, political views, etc. and thus how you will bring diversity to the campus.

droooz

bump..........

soyeahiknow

This topic is a bit stupid. You think just cus colleges want minorities, checking that ur Hispanic will give u a greater chance of getting in? look around you, Hispanics are the biggest minority here! there are way too many of them already.

plus, if you claim ur hispanic, and they look at your family income and school and where you live, you think they gonna care ur Hispanic?


Basically, the point is, unless ur a disadvantaged Hispanic, you won't get a better shot.

wildchartermage

i didn't get to read the whole thread, being it was so long, but just wondering,
if i am asian but i have jewish/white ancestors who came from Europe about several generations ago even though i don't look remotely white. could i put asian and white? my family used to live a town that was right next to the jewish settlement in Asia.

tokenadult

You can put down no designation at all if you like. That's the law: colleges have to ask, but students don't have to tell.

tokenadult

MODERATOR'S NOTE TO "pretending to be hispanic...lol can i get away with it" THREAD:

As usual, a thread pertaining primarily to ethnic self-identification in the college application process will be merged with the main FAQ thread on that subject in the College Admission Forum. The thread-opening post of the FAQ thread includes links to official definitions and college policies.

To answer the question of the OP in the "pretending to be hispanic...lol can i get away with it" thread, don't pretend when you apply to college. Be yourself, and be honest.

rmadden15

I am most likely 1/8 or 1/16 Native American. I consider myself "white", however, having recently found out this info, can I say I am Native American? Sorry if this is a repeat of an older thread.

gkc4

I'm pretty sure colleges make people who put down the category "Native American" show a tribe identification card. Probably to weed out people who put it down just to increase their chances of getting in.

I strongly suggest you *don't* do that. lol

miktau

you have to be a registered tribe member

rmadden15

Okay, it might also be kinda immoral,but applying to selective college is a desperate situation.

arachnophobia12

Luckily, you probably won't find a college campus where the students all have the same interests, political views, etc. Ain't holistic admissions grand?