<p>^Well, yes, your refusal to check the ethnicity box does imply that you are an ORM or white. But I don’t think the adcoms try to “decipher” your ethnicity from your name. People say they do, but I doubt it. That would be a waste of their time (“Lee? Hm… Lee… Well, he could be Asian or white or even African-American. Let’s assume he’s Asian!”) You won’t be fooling anyone, but I think leaving the ethnicity section blank won’t hurt you or help you. They’ll just look at other aspects of your application.</p>