<p>Iv always had a problem with this because most colleges dont have the option of checking off Indian Sub-Continental as a race option? What is your opinion on this? I have always "considered" myself to be a minority but maybe the thought process is different than what I am trying to think of.</p>
<p>My parents are immigrants from India. I am a 1st generation Indian-American. (NOT NATIVE AMERICAN)</p>
<p>Yes, you are part of a minority race. However, it is an overrepresented minority race in the United States' elite colleges.</p>
<p>No, if anything they're more ORM than Chinese. Either way, Indians (from India) fall under 'Asian.'</p>
<p>Well, actually you are a minority, just not the lucky kind.</p>
<p>That's what I was thinking. I hate to put it this way, but we dominate the college/campus life in terms of academics at a majority of colleges from the lower to the upper tier. It just bothers me that just because students who work hard are not considered minorities anymore when in all practical terms we are.</p>
<p>Yeah, blame it on AA.</p>
<p>Ahaha Double A... oh well</p>
<p>lol, i completely feel ya</p>
<p>My situation is a little different. I am Filipino/Caucasian. Some online apps allow multiple ethnicity designations, others only allow one. </p>
<p>I look Asian, but have an "American" name, so i was tempted not to mention my Asian heritage in my application, but I couldn't do that. My dad kidded me that I should list myself as Hispanic, since Spain colonized the Philippines just like they did Central and South America.</p>
<p>I'm assuming "Indian Subcontinent" means Indians (India). In the U.S., people perceive Asians different than the Indians. By Asians, we are thinking of those from Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and I think Vietnamese and its surrounding countries descent, not Indians.</p>
<p>villanova lists indians as underrepresented minorities...but that's because vnova has a 95% white population</p>
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That's what I was thinking. I hate to put it this way, but we dominate the college/campus life in terms of academics at a majority of colleges from the lower to the upper tier.
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That is incorrect, as are most of the responses on this thread. Quite a few colleges consider Asians (of all shapes, sizes, and color) to be URMs. For example, Kenyon's student body is ~4% Asian.</p>
<p>Being an international student from India would put you a disadvantage at virtually every college, however.</p>
<p>Honestly, I wouldn't fret about it. Race is almost always a tipping factor at best. Other factors like state residency, community service, or work experience are frequently given just as much weight.</p>
<p>yeah i suppose you are right.. it was just a thing i had on my mind and wanted to know what people thought about it</p>
<p>Yo have two options, 1) put asian or 2) put "other" then write in "south-asian."</p>
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Why do some college applications have a different option for Asian and "Indian Subcontinent" ?
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Then Why do they have different options for Hispanic and Caucasians?</p>
<p>Indians and Asians are different races.</p>
<p>Haha... its just a thing many polls or forms in regards to schooling have those two options.</p>