<p>Okay so let me explain my situation. I was filling out the common app and was really confused as to what to put for the race part. Both of my parents are cuban and I therefore obviously put hispanic, but for the race part I do not know what to do about putting either white or black. I have never considered myself black or white, just hispanic. I don't know what to do because I am not white, I am pretty dark, but I am afraid that if I put black the college may interpret that as african-american even though I do not think I have african heritage, just heritage from the Cuban island which is a melting pot of different races. What should I do?</p>
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<p>Then you’re probably white; 85% of Cuban Americans are white. Ask your parents if you can for help, or read [this</a> article](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hispanic]this”>Black Hispanic and Latino Americans - Wikipedia).</p>
<p>OMG!!! cool!! ive neveer met/talked to a cuban person b4!!
im cuban too! (well half, my dad is cuban!)</p>
<p>cool to see other cubans my age back out there (other than family)</p>
<p>yeaaa were dark as well. i refuse to agree with the person above me. i think its black.
maybe u shud leave it blank. right? ive never seen that part on the common app. ><</p>
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<p>Why? Definition for someone who is black:
White
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<p>If the OP does “not think [he has] african heritage,” then he’s probably white. However, he should ask his parents or relatives to confirm if he’s never asked about his racial origins, especially if he’s “pretty dark.”</p>
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<p>It’s on the first page. “Regardless of your answer to the prior question [which asks if you are hispanic or latino], please select one or more of the following ethnicities that best describe you:”</p>
<p>However, the OP could select more than one race (both white and black) or choose to leave it blank if he wants, as that entire section is optional.</p>