Prefer not to respond ethnicity

sgopal2
Sat, 31 Dec 2016 16:49:54 +0000

If you have an Asian sounding surname, they will likely figure it out. There is also space on the application forms for parents name (maiden name) and where they went to college. So any of these can provide information.

So if you chose to leave the race question blank, they can only assume you have something to hide.

While its true that Asian students have a higher hurdle, trying to hide your race/ethnicity will only make things worse.