Latinos putting "Native American" on college admission forms? MIT?

happymomof1
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 00:15:50 +0000

While many people who identify as hispanic or latino have Native American ancestry, not all of them do as pointed out by @melvin123 above. That is why the check boxes label it an ethnic identification, rather than a race identification.

That said, it is OK to check Native American if you know you have that ancestry. Most places won’t care at all one way or the other. Places that do care will ask about your specific tribal affiliation, so if you have one be sure to indicate it.