<p>There are always issues that will crop up as admissions are incredibly competetive. I have seen people use their background as a plus i.e. Hispanic, Russian, Hatain etc. In some cases where I have known the child I was surprised that they considered themselves a member of a particular group as the were about as middle America as you can get. For example a student who wants a school to know they are of a particular group, Hispanic, Russian etc. or form some other culture or background, but does not speak the language. This in my view can take away a spot from a student who has had to overcome a language barrier to succeed. Hoewever doing anything about it as a parent or student I don’t think in any way enhances anyone elses chance of getting in and while I frankly understand that any student will try to enhance their resume as much as possible to get admitted to the school of their choice. No matter how unfair it is - that is life. They make movies out of this stuff. But later in life things all tend to play out as they should.</p>