Does the college verify your race/ethnicity?

Applying to College Hispanic Students
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<p>sillyup, My comments are in general, not in reference to this specific OP:</p>

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<li><p>If you want to tell people what they are or are not, please do so on the Race FAQ sticky thread on the Admissions forum. On this forum, current and accurate information is provided, it is then up to each individual to determine what to mark, if anything.</p></li>
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<p>You need to do some homework on race and ethnicity. Also, (again, not in reference to the OP), the vast majority of PRs are racially white:</p>

<p><a href=“https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2075.html[/url]”>https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2075.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Due to antiquated designation systems (eg. including Hispanic as a race and only letting a student pick one category) and un/misinformed HS GCs/parents/friends/students about the definition of Hispanic and the difference between ethnicity and race, many Hispanic students mistakenly do not report themselves as Hispanic on school records and standardized tests. This can be corrected when applying to college if the student has proper information to present.</p>