<p>Okay, so I am Asian-Indian in appearance and my parents are both Asian-Indian. Seems simple, but my mother's father was portuguese. I was wondering what category of the common app portuguese and if listing myself as a portuguese will impact my admission chances going forward.</p>
<p>bump10char</p>
<p>Anybody? Anybody at all?</p>
<p>It seems like Portuguese is a URM, which may help you. However, you should probably put your most dominant partial race. If you can pass for mainly Portuguese, then I’d put it.</p>
<p>Just curious, how can your mother be Asian-Indian if her father was Portuguese?</p>
<p>Did your parents answer the race (or is it ethnicity?) question on the census? If so, use that as your guide.</p>
<p>Dear dylandlima:</p>
<p>FYI: In the state of California, it is illegal to grant admission or any other status base on race and/or ethnicity. It does not play a roll in the admissions process in any way.</p>
<p>As for what you should select as your race, you are what your parents are.</p>
<p>I hope this information helps.</p>
<p>Undergraduate Admissions, UC Davis</p>
<p>I see by his/her other posts that the OP plans to apply to MIT, Duke, etc. Race is definitely noted on those applications. However, I do not think using the Portuguese percentage will help him, as that is a European, not URM indicator. </p>
<p>As it is always best to be impeccably honest, OP should list Asian-Indian.</p>
<p>I will be impeccably honest and list Asian-Indian, but I was just curious. It’s kind of weird how I am some part portuguese. Which accounts for my religion and last name.</p>