national achievement semifinalist and finalist?

smwhtslghtlydzed
Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:59:13 +0000

Oh and if you aren’t fully black are you still allowed to be a national achievement semifinalist/finalist? I’m just asking because I’ve heard about some half black people not being allowed to get black scholarships.

it’s an interesting question, i wasn’t sure when i did it- i’m 1/4 black so i identify as biracial and i didn’t really know how to respond to the yes/no question of ‘are you black’, so i ended up saying yes because my proctor was also biracial and advised me to do so, but i still feel a little unsure of it, and apparently i probably won’t qualify because i wrote ‘other’ for race at the beginning (they only allow you to pick one race, which is the most annoying thing ever). the whole thing is just really confusing…