<p>Dovetail, what do you mean by “typically on all official forms it just says Asian for me.” </p>
<p>I know of someone whose Asian status somehow canceled out his Caucasian status on one of his college status’ online, but he said it was only one school. Is that what happened to you? </p>
<p>He was able to correct it and put back in his caucasian status alongside his Asian status.<br>
But, if all schools are doing this without notifying the applicants, then that is wrong.<br>
Especially, if you are an Asian American growing up in an all white community and have no association with Asia whatsoever. And, especiially, if you don’t even look or speak an Asian language. </p>
<p>So my advice for someone in that situation is to just put down what you identify with the most. </p>
<p>Except in your case, you said that it feels wrong.<br>
What feels more wrong: not getting in because someone pooled you with Koreans, Chinese, India citizens, Japanese, etc whose students go to school 10-11 months a year including Saturdays and have higher stats and have more familial pressure to succeed? Just because the pigmentation in your skin matches theirs or slightly lighter? </p>
<p>That’s wrong.</p>
<p>If you have a younger sibling, tell them to put caucasian. Or split the Common Ap and do 1/2 schools one race and 1/2 schools the other race and see if there is the acceptance stats are lopsided. </p>
<p>Maybe for some schools, Asian may help a school with diversity and you may be enticed to attend.</p>