75% Caucasion, 25% Hispanic -- What race am I?

momof4kids
Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:56:42 +0000

entomom,

My question has probably been answered before but the ethnicity/race question on college applications is still confusing my kids. My children are 1/2 Mexican (Great Grandparents born in Mexico) and 1/2 white (European descent).

The questions posed is:

Are you Hispanic or Latino? yes or no
Indicate your race? White, black, etc.

Will answering or not answering these questions help or hurt your chances for college admission? I did not see any benefit to my firstborn son who checked the Hispanic box. He is a Freshman in college. My daughter is now facing the same questions in the college application process.