Middle Eastern

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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I was reading a lot about the URM admittance, and I was wondering if "Middle Eastern" is qualified as such? Technically, we're "Asian" but I think these days, being Middle Eastern is a little bit different.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>I would like to know too. In my opinion, I can't really call myself "Asian" although the Middle East is geographically in Asia. Colloquially speaking, though, I'm not "asian".</p>

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<p>Yes! That's exactly what I was thinking.</p>

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<p>I believe Middle Eastern is considered "white."</p>

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<p>Are you serious??</p>

<p>That is as far away from accurate as... as just possible.</p>

<p>Are you sure? Otherwise, I'm just going to put "Other: Middle Eastern" because my ethnicity definitely is not white...</p>

<p>Thanks for the answer though!</p>

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<p>Middle Eastern is actually Caucasian but idk if colleges actually put this or white on applications.</p>

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<p>This question comes up so much that I now have a FAQ file about it. </p>

<p>Self-reporting ethnicity is OPTIONAL on the Common Application, which is what Harvard uses as its main application form. It is also optional on the Universal Application, which Harvard also accepts. Harvard is required by federal law, like all colleges in the United States, to track voluntarily self-reported ethnic data on students. Harvard's U-CAN page</p>

<p>U-CAN:</a> Harvard University :: Page 1 </p>

<p>reports, based on that federally mandated data tracking, that 15 percent of its students are "race unknown," so evidently quite a few applicants to Harvard decline to self-report their ethnicity and yet are still admitted.</p>

<p>Don't worry about it. Self-report or not as you wish. Recognize that students from a variety of ethnic groups--including whatever one you would claim for yourself--are admitted to Harvard each year. On the other hand, admission to Harvard is just plain competitive, so lots of outstanding students of each ethnic group you can imagine are not admitted each year. Do your best on your application, apply to a safety, and relax. </p>

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<p>College admissions offices refer to the U.S. Census bureau definitions for ethnic categories, because their interest in this issue is based on mandated federal reporting requirements, and you can look the definitions up on the Web. </p>

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<p>Black</a> or African American persons, percent, 2000 </p>

<p>Is that clear?</p>