<p>This thread seems to have nothing to do with the forum (Cornell University) on which it is posted, so I will close it. </p>
<p>In the most recently reported year, 10 percent of the enrolled undergraduates were “race/ethnicity unknown,” </p>
<p>[U-CAN:</a> Cornell University](<a href=“http://members.ucan-network.org/cornell]U-CAN:”>http://members.ucan-network.org/cornell) </p>
<p>so I think several of the statements in this thread are surely incorrect as to Cornell. More generally, factual information about the federal regulations, controlling court cases, and actual college admission office practice can be found in the FAQ and discussion thread </p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/1228264-race-college-admission-faq-discussion-9-a.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/1228264-race-college-admission-faq-discussion-9-a.html</a> </p>
<p>in the College Admissions Forum (the forum where these kinds of threads are on-topic). The brief summary of the law is that all college applicants in the United States are welcome to decline to self-designate any “race” or ethnicity category–all questions on those issues are genuinely optional for applicants to answer, as the college application forms generally make clear. (Cornell uses the Common Application, and it’s very clear on the Common Application that all those questions are optional.) </p>
<p>More follow-up questions and discussion are welcome on the FAQ thread. Good luck to everyone applying this year and next year.</p>