<p>OK, so I'm half Puerto Rican and half Irish. On my college applications under ethic backround, is it okay to put down both white and hispanic?</p>
<p>advice from nostradamus: put whatever u think will increase ur chances of getting in, and then u will have a greater chance of getting in.</p>
<p>BTW if u just checked hispanic they wouldn't disagree.
if u check both, they wouldn't disagree either.</p>
<p>Intelligent people don't touch race with a 10 and half foot pole.</p>
<p>(unless they're anonymous online posters >)))</p>
<p>What if I say i'm hispanic and then i go for an interview?</p>
<p>Then you just have your interview? I doubt the interviewer would question what race you put on the application form unless it was blatantly obvious that you chose the wrong thing</p>
<p>Why does an interview matter? If one of your parents are Puerto Rican (or both are half) you're half Puerto Rican. </p>
<p>I don't care if you look like the Swiss Miss Instant Cocoa girl--if you've told the truth on your app, it's not an issue. The fact that you're indicating you're multiracial will answer any questions they might have (although anyone who questions race because someone doesn't look swarthy enough needs to get out more).</p>
<p>there's a reason you can check more than one option.</p>
<p>...go tanning?</p>
<p>I noticed this was optional. If one is caucasian, should he leave it blank?</p>
<p>No, just mark caucasian. It's not going to actually hurt you - you can only be helped if they see a URM status. It's not as if you can fool them into thinking that you <em>might</em> be Puerto Rican. If your name is John Doe, they'll assume you're white. If your name is William Chang, they'll assume you're Asian. Leaving it blank doesn't help you.</p>