Did you specify your race in your college application?

Colleges & Universities Columbia University
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<p>I see the question is specific to this year’s applicants to Columbia. Good luck to all of you. As at all other colleges, the question is optional. You get to decide whether or not to mark any answer at all. In the most recently reported enrolled class at Columbia, </p>

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<p>4 percent of enrolled undergraduates were reported to the federal government as “race/ethnicity unknown.” That figure is higher at some other colleges in the Ivy League. </p>

<p>General questions about what the law is, and what college policies are, with links out to official sources for some answers, can be found on the general FAQ page on race in college admission, where discussion is going on about the latest news stories. </p>

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