let’s say your race is “white” but you are hispanic because your relatives came from spain and you’re first generation… can you get in trouble for ticing hispanic and white in the optional ethnicity box? like must i already have my race as Hispanic, or do colleges not care?
just wondering before i send off this RD app and if i have hisp and white checked, will i get in trouble?
<p>Well, if you checked the hisp. box, you might have more chance to get into the good colleges. I am not trying to be stereotype here, because hispanic is the minority in most colleges. And I think you are qualified as the hispanic catagory, since you came from spain.</p>
<p>check white.. that's not fair.. if you consider yourself white, you're white.</p>
<p>check hispanic</p>
<p>Colleges view hispanic
A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American</p>
<p>If you follow the hispanic hertiage and can have general knowledge about the spanish culture then check hispanic. If you're doing it to increase your chances then that is pure trash. And we all know you're guilty about doing that since you have to question us and yourself about it.</p>
<p>They are going to look deeper than the check box. Checking the box is not going to do a lot for you when they look at your zip code, what your parents do for a living , where they attended school and where you currently attend school if you don't have grades, scores aor ECs to back it up. It may open the door for you but it is the GRAY matter that will keep you there</p>
<p>Please do not check hispanic, because thats not being true to yourself, its like considering yourself Black because your'e white and come from South Africa. Plus the admissions officers are going to see through exactly what you are trying to do and frown on it as a minus toward your character...if your willing to lie to get an advantage then that means you have little or no integrity</p>
<p>Just pick Hispanic. If your name looks the part, they probably would think twice. I have never heard of admissions officers actually bringing it up. The other ppl on here are probably a little bitter that they have to check white. Increase your chances. Just go for it, because if you don't, you'll always wonder whether or not you should have</p>
<p>They can't tell you that you're not.</p>
<p>Spanish=White. That simple.</p>
<p>Here's what dictionary.com says about "Hispanic":</p>
<p>Hispanic.</p>
<p>adj.
Of or relating to Spain or Spanish-speaking Latin America.
Of or relating to a Spanish-speaking people or culture.</p>
<p>n.
A Spanish-speaking person.
A U.S. citizen or resident of Latin-American or Spanish descent.</p>
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<p>[Latin Hispnicus, from Hispnia Spain.]
Usage Note: Though often used interchangeably in American English, Hispanic and Latino are not identical terms, and in certain contexts the choice between them can be significant. Hispanic, from the Latin word for Spain, has the broader reference, potentially encompassing all Spanish-speaking peoples in both hemispheres and emphasizing the common denominator of language among communities that sometimes have little else in common. Latino which in Spanish means "Latin" but which as an English word is probably a shortening of the Spanish word latinoamericano refers more exclusively to persons or communities of Latin American origin. Of the two, only Hispanic can be used in referring to Spain and its history and culture; a native of Spain residing in the United States is a Hispanic, not a Latino, and one cannot substitute Latino in the phrase the Hispanic influence on native Mexican cultures without garbling the meaning. In practice, however, this distinction is of little significance when referring to residents of the United States, most of whom are of Latin American origin and can theoretically be called by either word. ·A more important distinction concerns the sociopolitical rift that has opened between Latino and Hispanic in American usage. For a certain segment of the Spanish-speaking population, Latino is a term of ethnic pride and Hispanic a label that borders on the offensive. According to this view, Hispanic lacks the authenticity and cultural resonance of Latino, with its Spanish sound and its ability to show the feminine form Latina when used of women. Furthermore, Hispanic the term used by the U.S. Census Bureau and other government agencies is said to bear the stamp of an Anglo establishment far removed from the concerns of the Spanish-speaking community. While these views are strongly held by some, they are by no means universal, and the division in usage seems as related to geography as it is to politics, with Latino widely preferred in California and Hispanic the more usual term in Florida and Texas. Even in these regions, however, usage is often mixed, and it is not uncommon to find both terms used by the same writer or speaker. See Usage Note at Chicano.</p>
<p>Sorry, Spanish =/= Hispanic in the real world. </p>
<p>But hey, they probably won't find out. So if you don't care about sh***ing on other people's chances, go ahead.</p>
<p>If you can have a spanish name and speak spanish then go ahead and do it.</p>
<p>That would be like me checking white simply because I have family from Scotland and Ireland (I consider myself to be black). Its not fair to real hispanic people (Central and South America). Check white. European = White.</p>
<p>if you want to check it, go ahead, but when they find out that you're not, & that you lied on your application, i don't think they'll be thrilled. </p>
<p>rule of thumb:
hispanic = someone of: south, central, or latin american discent.</p>
<p>yea i have a spanish last name, i even LOOK hispanic, but guess what? I'M WHITE. so, like any person of integrity, i checked the WHITE race box. end of story.</p>
<p>I have a similar problem. I am Mexican, my parents and grandparents are too, but I am white. And that is the case with millions of Mexicans, and in most Latin America (check Argentina or Chile). There is a misunderstanding in the US about hispanics and whites. Last time I went to the US they told me I couldn't be Mexican because I am white??? (So If someone is not WASP is not from the US??) I don't have to check race box because I'm an international student, but If I would have to, I would check both because they are no mutually exclusive</p>
<p>Wait... do if you have Spanish blood in you, check hispanic. If admission officers ask you about it, you can explain that you HAVE Spanish blood. It's not lying or cheating or getting an unfair disadvantage. It's the TRUTH.</p>
<p>Exactly howardini222. It is not a matter of the color of your skin, if you have hispanic blood=> you are hispanic.</p>