<p>Thank you so much Copterguy and entomom! Your responses were extremely helpful! I have decided that I will mark Hispanic - Spanish on my applications, because even though I may not look it, being Spanish is a part of who I am. From looking at that thread, I’ve uncovered two things:
- I am not eligible for NHRP because I am 1/8th and the minimum is 1/4th
- I will never need to prove my ethnicity.
Are these assumptions correct, especially #2 because I don’t know how I would. Also, one final question: is it not a problem that I’ve been marking “No” to the “Are you Hispanic” questions on all forms prior to college (ex. SAT, AP Tests, etc.)? I figured that this was for some form of merit, and I assumed that I did not make the “cut-off” (of 1/4th). Thank you so much!</p>