Hello all
Recently I was accepted into a university in New York while i was reviewing the common application again just yesterday. I discovered that either me or my mother who had helped me apply, entered the wrong race in the demographics section. It was marked off as black/African American. My family has lived in North Africa for years and most of my relatives still do, and I was born in Africa myself, but my skin is very light. Should I tell my collge about this honest mistake i’m very concerned
Nope your good , do not worry about it, by a collage definition, the info is correct, they do not ask you for your skin tone, enjoy the school.
Is that information correct by the college’s definition?
Did you receive letters of welcome from the college’s Black/African student offices?
Would be interesting to know how the cultural and racial aspects of born-in-the-land-of, yet possibly clinging to a cultural identity and privilege (?) markedly distinct from those in the nation’s majority impact such a consideration.
Would be interesting to know if the family and OP hold to a generations-back national identity and citizenry of another place, though they inhabit(ed) a homeplace in an African nation.
Your voice would probably be a welcome voice among those the college courts for adding to diverse perspectives on campus, either way.
So colleges wouldn’t look into my race after going there donthey ever look at my application again?
To be clear I didn’t received a race specific scholarship or acceptance just a simple regular decision acceptance should I tell my college about this mistake I am very afraid they will take away my acceptance because of the mistake made on my application.
I do not think they seek to connect the student’s face to the student demographic count. That wouldn’t be much of a foolproof way of assuring anything, anyway.
I was worried about this issue and thought about it and think, no, they will not rescind your acceptance.
I do have a bit of concern about a statement to which you falsely attest lending an academic institution ground enough to revoke a degree far after it has been granted, should some moment arise where all of your past actions are being examined with a fine tooth comb, as it were. But I also think you would have to be found, in such an instance, to have intentionally misled, and/or continued to do so for personal benefit or program placement.
I cannot think your acceptance will be in danger of being revoked.