Desperately Need ADVICE regarding RACE

College Search & Selection
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<p>When I start the common application should I include my race? I'm Chinese and I don't think I am that smart compared to other Asians. Will providing my race lessen my chances of getting into a good school?</p>

<p>My gpa is a 3.98 (taken APUSH, AP English 11, AP Chem. Im planning on taking AP calc BC, AP Bio, and AP micro macro senior year.). ACT is a 27 (first and only time I've taken it, I'm taking it like 3 more times). I have excellent extracurriculars which include President of Interact Club, DECA district champ (might possibly be state champ but we'll see), Student Action Senate, I work as a Barista (make coffee), Spirit Committee, MREACH (university of michigan's high school program), varsity crew 3 years (I was a coxswain that won silver at U.S nationals and canadian nationals).</p>

<p>P.S. I'm planning on applying to Brown, Stanford, UPenn, Michigan, Michigan State, and Wisconsin madison.</p>

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<p>Try out the SAT as well, you may do better on it.</p>

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<p>What is your name and area you live in? If you have an obvious asian name, your race would be a dead giveaway. </p>

<p>It’s getting harder these days to conceal your race, unfortunately.</p>

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<p>sadly at the ivy league schools each group is held to different standards. but,you should not try to hide who you are. most “normal” schools will not hold being Asian against you. do you really want to attend a school that based on your background wants to limit people like you in the name of diversity?</p>

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<p>There is a pinned thread in the College Admissions forum for questions like this. Try there.</p>

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<p>What’s the point? My cynical view is that the majority of people who don’t mark race are Asian–and the school can generally tell that you’re Asian anyway. Why would anybody think that failing to mark race would help you in any way?</p>