Genetic DNA testing and diveristy

twoinanddone
Wed, 14 Nov 2018 02:06:07 +0000

It is a self reporting statistic. If he feels Hispanic or black or Asian, he should check that box. There is also a question on ethnicity, Hispanic or not.

In most cases, it will not matter. There might be some groups that extend invitations to join or participate in events at the school, but it really doesn’t help much in admissions at most schools. My friend’s daughter is Asian and was invited to a minority ‘jump start’ program over the summer at her school. She explained many times she was not raised Asian and didn’t feel like a minority, but she was still asked to come and it worked out pretty well. She got an extra scholarship and has some special advising. Since she lives about 10 miles from the school, she was an ‘in the know’ person so could help others get used to things.

My own daughter is Asian and did check the box even though she doesn’t consider herself anything but American. There were a lot of international students at her school but she did not socialize with them.