<p>It’s really frustrating. Even if my son had never identified his race or ethnicity, as with your father and the gentlemen in the story above, my son “looks” ethnically diverse, so there would be no ignoring it or denying it. It’s so odd that it was never an issue in the way it’s an issue during college applications and college itself.</p>
<p>Interestingly, I confess I’m not sure how I feel about affirmative action. As a conservative Christian, I am not in one camp or another. I think the word “diversity” is overused but yes, my son would like a campus that’s diverse in a number of ways in the same way our church is diverse. He’s used to being around few, if any, Hispanics in his circles of math, physics, and music, but he really enjoyed meeting all the smart, witty, and genuinely nice diverse group of kids at MIT’s WISE program last fall. I think that had a huge impact on him.</p>
<p>Sorry to ramble. It’s reality and he’s already brushed it off. (I think)</p>