<p>I'm not a minority, but my last name doesn't sound asian even though i am asian. its nothing like john lee, chan, chen, zhang, blah blah blah. its not an asian last name, but my mother and father are truly canto (chinese). If i leave out ethinicity, will it give my application a boost? i mean, no one can figure out what race I am because i don't have a white or asian last name. it sounds like an african last name. if you really wanna know... my last name is mac. M A C. big mac at mcdonalds or u can say apple's mac computer. yep... strange as it is... i just wanna know if i should leave out my ethnicity, so admission people won't know i'm asian and thus i have a better chance. is this true? or, no?</p>
<p>Is your first name Bernie…ha ha.</p>
<p>I don’t know what you should do, but seriously, it is sad that you even have to consider it.</p>
<p>Have you looked at the CA? Ought to. There’s a section about parents.</p>
<p>^lol. Universities are better off knowing. They will find out one way or another anyways</p>
<p>I was instructed by my college advisor to uncheck the race that I had selected. She said it really shouldn’t make a huge difference but why chance it. The last thing I would want is to be denied because of something I can’t control. My blood would boil if I knew adcoms had quotas of races for their incoming classes. I shiver at the thought of it!</p>
<p>Again, this questions the supposed anti-Asian bias of some selective universities. I again, posit that the selection bias is against uninteresting applicants.</p>
<p>I (chinese American) was accepted at all schools (incl mult ivies). matriculated at an HYP where my scores placed me in approx the 30th percentile of incoming freshmen. I’m absolutely positive there were many more Asians who applied w/better stats than me. But my story is what got me in. In the years since, i see the same repeated by my alma mater.</p>
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<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/12/19/fears-of-an-asian-quota-in-the-ivy-league/statistics-indicate-an-ivy-league-asian-quota[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/12/19/fears-of-an-asian-quota-in-the-ivy-league/statistics-indicate-an-ivy-league-asian-quota</a></p>
<p>Lets not forget about what happened to UCB’s asian enrollment after prop 209 was passed.</p>
<p>I agree with T26E4. If you don’t check the box, will you work to cleanse all mention of your race on your application? Not in your essay? Does it mean nothing about who you are?</p>
<p>My kid’s common ap essay mentions her race and there’s no doubt she will check the box.</p>
<p>In my very humble opinion, not checking it cloaks part of your identity making you fit the stereotype about boring Asians. I know that Asians as a group aren’t boring at all!</p>
<p>what are the consequences i hide my ethnicity? lots of parents don’t like giving that information out. doesn’t juset have to be the student who wants to hide it for an advantage, and besides, they’ll never know…</p>
<p>What makes you think Mac isn’t a Asian sounding name</p>
<p><a href=“https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Vietnamese-language_surnames[/url]”>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Vietnamese-language_surnames</a></p>
<p>@qialah… how many asians with last name “mac” do you see or hear? probably like 2, whom you met throughout your whole life ONLY.</p>
<p>and… i’m not Vietnamese…</p>
<p>When did your parents’ desire to hide their info come into play? In your OP, you’re solely asking for strategic reasons. Now you’re saying your folks don’t want you to put it down.<br>
Which one is it?</p>
<p>If you’re so determined to go one course of action, why even post the question? Go ahead and be done with it. You want peoples’ permission?</p>
<p>They’ll know, because only Asians have an incentive to leave the box blank. I would say just go for it (I did the same thing) because it probably can’t hurt too much, but they’ll probably know and still penalize you.</p>
<p>I disagree w/Saugus’ declaration. He/She states there is definitely a penalty. That’s COMPLETELY open for debate. Post 13 will definitely drive the OP to attempt to obscure his/her ethnicity.</p>
<p>I’m of the camp that says the “anti-Asian” bias is baloney and there are no ramifications to checking Asian or not.</p>
<p>No penalty, ime. It can just seem silly. And silliness isn’t prized. For a number of kids, trying to hide id also means excluding culture-related activities. </p>
<p>Don’t turn this into some serious lack of understanding, some convoluted effort to wipe out your reality- it’s wasted focus.</p>
<p>okay… so i guess the majority says to not leave ethnicity blank… i see. but on some chancing tools, when i put my ethnicity as asian, my chances just drastically drop, if i put hispanic or a minority, it goes up SO MUCH. (im using silverturtle’s self chancing tool, that’s how i arrived to the question i was asking on this thread)</p>
<p>“but on some chancing tools” Herein lies one big fallacy.</p>
<p>MTEP: I don’t mean to be glib but I recall you have a pretty good academic record. Then be confident and stop wasting time asking 17 year olds or inputing your stats into a “chancing tool” about your eventual outcome.</p>
<p>Look at a suite of colleges you think you’d like to attend and are at least, a viable candidate. Then apply.</p>
<p>Does it really matter if some stranger tells you you have a 15% chance or a 25% chance of being admitted to your dream college?</p>
<p>Ignore all that. Leave college confidential and have an enjoyable Senior year.</p>
<p>I believe Silverturtle built his advice while still in hs.</p>
<p>T26E4… my grades are “ok” compared to the people in my school, even though all of my grades are As… heh… doesn’t seem realistic right? my school’s tough…</p>
<p>anyway, you’re an asian as well? i mean, i will take your advice, if you can provide some links and evidence stating why students should show their ethnicity. 
links links links please</p>