<p>Yes, both of your assumptions are correct. The only URMs that need to show any kind of documentation are NAs. </p>
<p>Many students mark school forms and tests as non-Hispanic because they don’t understand the categories; and in some cases they have had to chose between Hispanic and racial categories. It is only recently that the two categories have been separated and students are able to give an accurate and complete description of their background.</p>
<p>Here are my recommendations: </p>
<p>1.Have your parents contact your HS GC, explain your situation and ask that you be designated as Hispanic on your school records. This should then be noted when your GC fills out the SSR. </p>
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<li>As I stated before, be sure to indicate your links to your Hispanic background on other parts of your application. Many schools have a diversity essay, this would be a good place to discuss your links to your Spanish heritage.</li>
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<p>As long as you are straightforward and honest in representing yourself you shouldn’t have any problems. The definition of Hispanic is fuzzy, as Copterguy described, and this has been made more confusing by the ill conceived designations that people have had to chose from in describing themselves until recently. So, I don’t think you should feel badly about not marking Hispanic before, even HS GCs are often poorly informed and give incorrect information. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>