Does being a minority help in college admissions?

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<p>Check these out.</p>

<p>Hispanic Students subforum
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/hispanic-students/[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/hispanic-students/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/1366406-race-college-admission-faq-discussion-10-a.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/1366406-race-college-admission-faq-discussion-10-a.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Is this the usual, or is there an unusual number of race in admission questions this fall?</p>