Interesting topic on Race and College Apps

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<p>Hey guys, I am a completely white American but I have an interesting situation.</p>

<p>My Grandma was born and raised in Morocco (North West Africa). She is genetically of French decent, meaning she isn't black. </p>

<p>Anyways, does this make me 1/4 African American? Can I put this on my college application?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>Morocco isn’t part of black Africa, if I recall correctly. Black Africa is south of the Sahara Desert.</p>

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<p>I do realize it isn’t part of black Africa, and yes you are right Lorem. My question is, is my grandma considered 100% African?</p>

<p>If she is 100% African, that makes me 25% African. Am I still allowed to put African-American/White on my college app?</p>

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<p>No you’re not African-American. You can only be African-American if you have SUB-SAHARAN (or Caribbean/some parts of South American) heritage. Morocco is not sub-Saharan, it’s essentially Arabic.</p>

<p>Select white and nothing else on your app.</p>