<p>If you're Asian, should you leave your ethnicity off? I'm sure they' could tell anyway, but still...</p>
<p>I do not understand your question. </p>
<p>First off, because your are Asian, you should consider leaving ethnicity off. What kind of question is that? </p>
<p>And secondly, if your name is Watanabe and you are borned in the US, you are most likely Japanese-American, for example. There is no question an admission officer can usually deduce that. Why would you want to keep your ethnicity anonymous anyway?</p>
<p>Aren't you proud of your ancestry?</p>
<p>Well, I'm Asian and my last name is a common Caucasian last name. I'm pretty sure the adcoms couldn't tell my ethnicity by my name.</p>
<p>.-_-.</p>
<p>Asians = over represented = disadvantage when applying to most schools</p>
<p>I don't think it matters for public universities and some private ones. Race-blind admissions means that the committee reading your application can't know your ethnicity (or name) because it's hidden to prevent bias. Hence, the readers are "blinded" from seeing your ethnicity, whether you provided it or not. However, if you're applying to schools that use affirmative action (i.e. most privates) then you might consider declining to provide your race to improve your admissions chances.</p>
<p>are the first few people replying trying to be funny or they really don't know?</p>
<p>loll, so many posts on CC. </p>
<p>EVERYONE knows why a lot of post has been asking whether to put asian as ethnicity lol.</p>
<p>I was wondering the same thing... can the adcomms look at your last name and determine your ethnicity even though u put decline?</p>
<p>If you don't put your ethnicity... would your chances improve at all (if your asian)?</p>
<p>I don't think the adcoms are even allowed to know your name when they read your application. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Well they shouldn't be allowed to read your name.</p>
<p>It's not exactly the same situation, but I'm white and leave my ethnicity off off all applications. Accept or reject me on merit, not of race. If our end goal is to have a country where people don't judge others on the basis of race, why not start now?</p>
<p>I agree with some ppl on this thread, the adcoms can deduce and figure what ethnicity you are.</p>
<p>Schools do not release the inner workings on how they read and judge your application. </p>
<p>I have heard of NEED BLIND when it comes to awarding financial aid, but they know the occupation and highest grade of education your parents received. So they are not totally blind.</p>
<p>Never have I heard the term RACE BLIND used in private schools. </p>
<p>It is a known fact, case after case, that for Asians to enter selective schools they are held to higher academic standard. How is it possible adcoms be able to summarily treat one group different from another without first classifying the race group of the student? I think they get clues from the student's last name. Someone please correct me if they find policy statements to the contrary?</p>
<p>My answer would be "it depends." It seems that most colleges are looking for underrepresented or disadvantaged kids, not a specific ethnic profile. If your specific ethnicity or your strengths are relatively underrepresented at a school then I'd mention that you are Asian. </p>
<p>If you are a Korean or Chinese or Indian child of college educated engineering, finance, medical or IT professionals and your EC's are tennis, orchestra, robotics or computer club then I'd leave it off if you are applying to schools that those kids commonly aspire to. If you are applying to midwestern schools, it might help you as many of those schools are overlooked by Asians, who tend to live on the coasts. If you have a Caucasian name, are you half Caucasioan? You could say "biracial" I guess. </p>
<p>If your parents are not college educated, then make sure that comes across. "First generation college" is more important than ethnicity I think.</p>