<p>African-American is a term that was invented because someone thought “Black” American should no longer be considered politically correct. It was never intended to refer to those with Egyptian heritage or otherwise expand the class of those who were considered URM when the term was “black.” Schools rely on a person’s honesty when seeking consideration as a URM, i.e., they don’t go around trying to determine or investigate whether the applicant is actually telling the truth and generally do not question it after the fact, so if you are asking whether you can potentially get away with being dishonest (I prefer that word to your “ballsy”) the answer is probably yes.</p>