<p>Do colleges have preferance for one or the other? Or are they treated equally (afirmative action wise)?</p>
<p>If the applicant is not a US citizen or perm resident, then he/she is considered an “International” applicant (albeit from Africa). This is the worst category for admissions to top schools.</p>
<p>No I don’t think you understood me. On Common app, when indicating race, if you click “Black” there is a follow-up section that says to indicate “Which best describes your Black or African American background”. The choices are U.S African-American, African, Caribbean, or other (I guess the other would be like latino/Brazilian or something). So I am asking if non-interrnational African of U.S African-American is more advantageous for afirmative action.</p>
<p>I don’t know. Why don’t you just check off which one best describes you? Are you or your parents immigrants from Africa? Then I would check African. If your ancestors are part of the slave trade diaspora such as many black Americans would cite as ancestors, then check that off.</p>
<p>Rather than try to “game” it, just check off the best descriptor. Frankly, I think it doesn’t matter to the colleges. If you’re US or US Perm Resident – then it’s all good</p>