<p>lagunal
If you are of Black ancestry but were adopted and raised by Asian parents, but grew up in an all white community, then you can put Asian, black or white… but most likely Asian or White?</p>
<p>and do you know how many percent are Asian from this rejected pool?
Rejected 74% of 750 ‐ 800 SAT-1 CR
Reject 64% of 750 ‐ 800 SAT-M
(from class of 2015 stats)</p>
<p>It’s true. If you are of black ancestry and IDENTIFY with caucasian community, you can put white. But that would be to your detriment because everyone knows that colleges are looking for racial diversity and being black or an URM gives you a special boost. </p>
<p>As an example: Obama is 1/2 caucasian, but he IDENTIFIES with being black. He lived in a black community in the south of Chicago, too. </p>
<p>What about Keanu Reeves? Do you think he would check 'Asian?" Probably not. Even though his father is Asian, he was raised by two white parents in a white community. So he would not put 1/2 Asian. He would just check that he IDENTIFIES with being caucasian. </p>
<p>I don’t know who represents the rejected pool. That’s a good question. Probably Asians or Asian Americans. Or other international students who can score 800 on Math and other subjects because they go to school 10-11 months a year including Saturdays their whole lives overseas. By the time they graduate from high school, they have finished up to 600 more days in school in their lifetime than the average American.</p>
<p>Did know know that when colleges ask if you are Asian, it includes Indians from India, Pakistan, and other countries, not only Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai, Malaysian, Phillipinos? So that 16% in Cornell, consists of many nationalities!</p>
<p>Post #22, Obama grew up in Hawaii. Before he became president he live in the south of Chicago.</p>
<p>OP, I wouldn’t check any box at all. You don’t have to check anything.</p>
<p>What about if you are half Asian (Indian) without an Indian name, and checked both Caucasian and Asian? Does that make you multi-racial or just Asian? Because typically on all official forms it just says Asian for me like any hint of minority cancels out being the exact same percentage white. Anyways though I kinda knew about this (tougher chances) when I was applying and could have easily gotten away with not checking Asian, esp. because my stats aren’t the greatest ever, and even in the interview there’s no way anyone would guess my ethnicity correctly. But for bigger reasons than applying to southern schools I just couldn’t…it feels so weird and self-denying for some reason. And I’m barely even do anything “ethnic” at all, in many ways I identify much more with being Caucasian but can’t fully because of my appearance. And I’m not complaining, I love being multi racial but idk its…confusing sometimes when things like this come up.</p>
<p>Dovetail, what do you mean by “typically on all official forms it just says Asian for me.” </p>
<p>I know of someone whose Asian status somehow canceled out his Caucasian status on one of his college status’ online, but he said it was only one school. Is that what happened to you? </p>
<p>He was able to correct it and put back in his caucasian status alongside his Asian status.<br>
But, if all schools are doing this without notifying the applicants, then that is wrong.<br>
Especially, if you are an Asian American growing up in an all white community and have no association with Asia whatsoever. And, especiially, if you don’t even look or speak an Asian language. </p>
<p>So my advice for someone in that situation is to just put down what you identify with the most. </p>
<p>Except in your case, you said that it feels wrong.<br>
What feels more wrong: not getting in because someone pooled you with Koreans, Chinese, India citizens, Japanese, etc whose students go to school 10-11 months a year including Saturdays and have higher stats and have more familial pressure to succeed? Just because the pigmentation in your skin matches theirs or slightly lighter? </p>
<p>That’s wrong.</p>
<p>If you have a younger sibling, tell them to put caucasian. Or split the Common Ap and do 1/2 schools one race and 1/2 schools the other race and see if there is the acceptance stats are lopsided. </p>
<p>Maybe for some schools, Asian may help a school with diversity and you may be enticed to attend.</p>
<p>It isn’t about looks. It’s about ethnic background.</p>
<p>Wow, I marked Korean and European descent (half and half). For place of birth I marked Germany. I wish I had read this because I’ve always lived in mostly white communities and my Korean parent was born in California and doesn’t even know the Korean language. </p>
<p>Would this count against me or is it a positive to be multiracial?</p>
<p>I meant that on some applications, not ones on the common app but I remember specifically Auburn, you couldn’t check more than one ethnicity that you identify with. And like on Naviance it only says “Asian” and I remember in elementary school and stuff test forms would say Asian. I guess I can never bring myself to not check exactly two boxes is that I barely do anything Indian anyways- and I like holding onto what little ethnic identity I have. Its not that I have something morally against misrepresenting myself to a college, since what I bring to the table is not much more than any white person, I just hate being forced to choose like this at all. I don’t have any younger siblings though and I already applied everywhere. I imagine though that I am one of the few people who could actually get away with this…not having a last name or even mother’s maiden name which would give me away. Although I somewhat disagree that identifying with a certain race isn’t at least a little about looks. Yes, I don’t speak an Indian language and my one Asian parent grew up in the US but I do not look white at all and for this reason I have always felt like a minority in that way at least. In fact I have never even met another half Indian person in my life. Also “Non URM Multi Racial” which would really only mean some combo of white and asian, had one of the lowest numbers, like 90 or so people. So hopefully they realize that being bi racial is a completely different perspective from either race.</p>
<p>^ I hope so! Anyone else know about this?</p>
<p>your name is unfortunately a giveaway :(</p>
<p>I have a very European name, including the middle and last name, but I marked half and half. Still not sure how colleges consider multiracial students, but I’ll see.</p>
<p>This thread seems to have nothing to do with the forum (Cornell University) on which it is posted, so I will close it. </p>
<p>In the most recently reported year, 10 percent of the enrolled undergraduates were “race/ethnicity unknown,” </p>
<p>[U-CAN:</a> Cornell University](<a href=“http://members.ucan-network.org/cornell]U-CAN:”>http://members.ucan-network.org/cornell) </p>
<p>so I think several of the statements in this thread are surely incorrect as to Cornell. More generally, factual information about the federal regulations, controlling court cases, and actual college admission office practice can be found in the FAQ and discussion thread </p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/1228264-race-college-admission-faq-discussion-9-a.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/1228264-race-college-admission-faq-discussion-9-a.html</a> </p>
<p>in the College Admissions Forum (the forum where these kinds of threads are on-topic). The brief summary of the law is that all college applicants in the United States are welcome to decline to self-designate any “race” or ethnicity category–all questions on those issues are genuinely optional for applicants to answer, as the college application forms generally make clear. (Cornell uses the Common Application, and it’s very clear on the Common Application that all those questions are optional.) </p>
<p>More follow-up questions and discussion are welcome on the FAQ thread. Good luck to everyone applying this year and next year.</p>