Hi I am half Korean and half white and I want to know what I should put on my college applications. I usually put other or white, but I just wanted some opinions on what I should put for common app. I want to apply to Duke, Columbia, Princeton, Emory, Notre Dame, and similar schools. Any ideas?
It really won’t make a difference. Put the ethnicity you most identify with.
I believe the Common App allows you to list both Caucasian and Asian and then lets you select which Asian subcategory you identify with.
I think you should put both (which you can). Especially if your last or first name is Korean, then the admissions officers will question if you put one instead of both.
You can choose more than one if you wish.
Freshman year is to soon to worry. Build your record first. Know what a good record is, in academics, ECs, and thinking. Make yourself an informed match.