<p>“If such students also are African American without Caribbean or African-born parents, they are in even higher demand since while the majority of African Americans are not offspring of immigrants, the majority of high scoring black students are.”</p>
<p>Northstarmom: I’m a little confused … how does an admission committee know the country of origin of parents of an African-American college applicant. Are you suggesting that adcoms give lesser consideration to applicants with Caribbean or African-born parents?</p>