Not checking the optional ethnicity box

[maximumchill12]

<p>Being an Asian American, it is much more competitive for me to get into the selective colleges that I want. Should I not identify my race even though I have an Asian sounding name?</p>

[mccormickt12]

<p>being asian is not a disadvantage. They dont look at race or ethnicity for admissions decisions. And besides, Stanford is prodominently white</p>

[noimagination]

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[FAQ</a> : Stanford University](<a href=“http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/site/faq/index.html#faq_4_1]FAQ”>http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/site/faq/index.html#faq_4_1)

11. Does Stanford practice Affirmative Action?
    Stanford has a strong commitment to admitting and enrolling a student body that is both highly qualified and diverse. We read all applications with a sensitive awareness to the applicant’s personal experiences, family background, and potential to add to the rich and dynamic texture of our campus. We recognize special circumstances, and we pay close attention to the unique educational contexts and life experiences of students from low-income families and nontraditional backgrounds. We believe that diversity is essential to the educational process and that it affects the student body in all of the ways that our students experience the University. At a place like Stanford, where students learn so much from one another, a dynamic range of perspectives and experiences influences learning both in and out of the classroom. We are committed to making Stanford as strong a university as possible, and this entails enrolling the most promising students from all backgrounds.

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[mccormickt12]

<p>ok then, but not checking your box in not going to be of any benefit. </p>

<p>But it is your application, you need to do your application in a way that makes you happy that you wont regret.</p>

[zenkoan]

<p>And no, Stanford is not “predominantly white”; slightly more than half of the student body are people of color, and there’s loads of diversity among the faculty as well. </p>

<p>Please investigate facts prior to posting assertions upon which others may rely. Thanks.</p>