plzzz help!!!

Pre-College Topics High School Life
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<p>hi :slight_smile: well i am an asian-american. so basically i have two names. my asian name which was given at my birth and my american name. well so when i came to the states years ago, my parents wrote my name as “Nathaniel (asian name) Lee”. YES THEY ACTUALLY MADE PARENTHESES LOL… </p>

<p>however, on my passport/greencard/social security card it simply says my ASIAN NAME.</p>

<p>but i get my report cards/sat scores or w.e its addressed to NATHANIEL LEE. NOW IAM MADDDDDDDDDDDDDDD confused… what name do i put on my college applications!!! </p>

<p>i would put my asian name but i am worried there would be some “confusion” in the admission process if i suddenly change my name to one thing from another. </p>

<p>ugh this is so irritating… if i were use my asian name in college… and receive a degree with that name… it will be really awkward… eveyrone knows me as Nathaniel/Nathan. </p>

<p>AHHH can someone plz give me some advice? i realize this may be the wrong board but i guess this is related to high school life as well…i am really desperate. thanks alot guys…</p>

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<p>use w/e name college board uses…or just call the colleges ur applying to and ask/tell them what ur problem is</p>

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<p>I stand by my answer in the cafe.</p>

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<p>I am asian as well but I’m not a citizen (though I am a legal resident in US).
I have an Asian name as well as an American name.
Since your passport and greencard which are official records say that your name is ____ Lee, I would recommend doing so in the college applications as well. Usually, in some applications, if not most have a space for “Prefer to be called” or “Nickname” so I’d put “Nathaniel” there.
But I’m confused how your parents wrote Nathaniel ____ Lee when they first got to US… do you mean your birth certificate or something? (if so, shouldnt your passport have the exact same name? including parentheses)</p>