<p>I know this topic was probably brought up before but I had trouble searching for it. Do the UC's look at race when admitting students? Is there a section where you can say your race on the application?</p>
<p>Technically no.</p>
<p>But honestly this is the real world and yes it does. I was just having this conversation with my Mexican friends today. We were laughing about it because one of our friends on the floor got into UCLA here with a 3.2 from high school. We told her “you know you got into UCLA because you’re Mexican right?” She was like “Yup!” haha</p>
<p>If you ask anyone they’ll probably tell you the politically correct answer, but that’s not really how it works. Keep in mind though minority status doesn’t apply to asians.</p>
<p>only if you win first, second or third, then you get a medal…</p>
<p>There’s no box to check on the application, but you can mention it in your essay. Hell, you can write your entire essay about what it’s like to be (non-asian minority) and succeed academically.</p>
<p>Most definitely race matters. As long as you are not white or asian, you can add a .2 bonus to your gpa.</p>
<p>They cant even see your race on your app so if you are saying it does matter than post some facts. Yes you can mention it in your essay but to say they take it into account is just speculation. Sorry to burst your bubble (remember this is in the state of California)</p>
<p>IDK, it’s kind of obvious for a lot of people…you can’t really pretend to be anything but Asian with a name like Yujin. :P</p>
<p>Actually no it doesn’t matter. Race used to matter where there were quotas for certain amount of races allowed because of affirmative action back in the day. But since the Bakke v. Universitiy of California Regents decision about reverse discrimination, race quotas have been banned for admission, and affirmative action is not relevant in the state of California. Thus, making the decisions for admission purely on merit rather than skin color due to the case ruling. </p>
<p>I’ve actually studied Bakke v. University of California Regents before in my sociology class.</p>
<p>Also when they ask for your race on the application, it is solely for their demographic purposes on the U.S. Census. You can choose not to answer that question on the application if you wish.</p>
<p>also, do you think this is true?
<a href=“New UC admissions policy gives white students a better chance, angers Asian-American community – The Mercury News”>New UC admissions policy gives white students a better chance, angers Asian-American community – The Mercury News;
<p>^ They’ll never understand makebank</p>
<p>They think anyone going to a prestigious university that isn’t white or asian got in through affirmative action… despite it not being used anymore…</p>
<p>@colboy: Been discussed. Determined to be an overreaction by the Asian community.</p>
<p>If you give a sob story in your essays, then you will probably be admitted for overcoming hardships, not necessarily race, even if there is a correlation. Just like if you reveal that you’re really poor and worked 60 hours a week while going to school full time admissions might be more lenient on your GPA, revealing that you overcame whatever type of stigma or racism or socio economic circumstance will increase your chance of an acceptance. </p>
<p>And like someone else said, this is California. Poor immigrant and racial minority stories are a dime a dozen.</p>
<p>Bmop has a good point…although legally they are not supposed to use race in their admissions decisions, your essay reveals a lot about the applicant including race & background. </p>
<p>feefee…yes, I agree there are many sob stories out there, however they still take into consideration those stories.
I posted this a couple of months ago, but this video clip is an inside look to those very issues. </p>
<p>[frontline:</a> secrets of the sat: inside an admissions screening session](<a href=“http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/sats/etc/inside.html]frontline:”>http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/sats/etc/inside.html)</p>