<p>I hear and see people worrying about their ethnicities/backgrounds in terms of their college apps and I heard that colleges like minority students. If you look at the general population of the US and of CA (my home state) then I am a minority, but in the town I live in (and where my top choice for college is) I am not. Will this still help me?
(Sorry I have no idea how to phrase this...)</p>
<p>If the college does not care about race or ethnicity (e.g. UCs, CSUs), then it does not matter.</p>
<p>If it does, then it is likely looking to get more students of racial or ethnic groups that are underrepresented at the college.</p>