<p>Hi guys, this is my first post!</p>
<p>I have a dilemna... I'm black, but on all my testing (act/sat), i marked white b/c I have
grown up in an affluent community, and didn't want to take any scholarships away from
someone who would actually need them. </p>
<p>BUT, on my common app I'm marking African American, and I'm wondering if admissions are now gonna think I just decided to 'check the box'</p>
<p>Any clues?</p>
<p>Usually wnen people don't wanttheir ethnicity to count, they just don't mark the box. "White" turned "black" might look a little strange... (though I don't know they'd notice that you marked yourself "white" on SATs.</p>
<p>It makes me curious though - if you felt before that because of your afluent background it would be unfair for you to take advantge of affirmative action, what changed your mind now?</p>
<p>I frankly think this is a flame post. This same question was posted two other locations from a new user....</p>
<p>The post on the College Admissions Forum has been merged into the general FAQ and discussion thread. </p>
<p>I'll close this thread here as duplicative.</p>