Different ethnicity on PSAT than on application?

jdindigocrab26
Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:32:35 +0000

Hi everyone,
For the PSATs both Sophomore and Junior year I marked “white” as my ethnicity, because I always thought that you choose your father’s heritage when choosing ethnicity. However, my mother’s father was full Puerto Rican, making me 25% Puerto Rican, which I now know is enough to qualify as hispanic. I am well aware of the benefits of applying as a minority, and I now am planning to choose Puerto Rican as my ethnicity on my application. Will having my ethnicity different on the PSAT affect admissions in any way? Will it look like I’m lying? Did I miss out on any opportunities by checking “white” on the PSAT?

Thanks in advance =)