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<p>Ah, so colleges should admit people based on their physique and genetic pool? Sounds racist to me.</p>
<p>Either that or you’re saying that colleges should admit people based on culture, which is a legitimate viewpoint (colleges need diversity). OP has said that is not culturally Indian. So why should he identify himself as Indian? He stated that he identifies himself as a New Zealander. New Zealand has a heavy Maori presence, so it’s likely that OP has Pacific Islander cultural influences. Therefore, I don’t see what’s wrong with OP identifying himself as a Pacific Islander. Gaming the system? Sure. Pragmatic? Yes</p>
<p>(someone will probably call me out for confusing race and ethnicity. Race is a biological social construct. To discriminate on the basis of biology would be racist. If OP sees himself as culturally a Pacific Islander, why should he not identify himself as such?)</p>