<p>I am sorry for the delayed response, but we are just getting back from Cordoba, where we did not have access to the internet. </p>
<p>Thanks MITChris. I agree, perhaps his point was a little oversimplified. However, as the old saying goes, exception proves the rule. I also think David expressed a valid concern about applicants checking certain boxes to get admitted. </p>
<p>As far as my son is concerned, we are hoping, it is not the race boxes per se, but the fact that he also sucessfully attended public elementary and middle schools in poor Mexican American neighborhoods in TX that will get him noticed by adcoms. </p>
<p>sbjdorlo, So often, it is individuals who belong to the most vulnerable groups who become victims and then say the most painful things. It is people like our children who can look past the insults and still help.</p>