<p>“If you are talking about college applications, it is entirely optional to list any kind of ethnic self-designation. You can leave that question blank. About 15 percent of the enrolled class at Harvard is listed as “unknown” in Harvard’s counts of student ethnicities.”</p>
<p>Thank you tokenadult for that relevant and important fact. </p>
<p>Anyway I still say that the OP shouldn’t count on being highlighted for affirmative action, because as far as I can tell there is little background that warrants it. Since many colleges also value a diverse student body, you may be considered an asset in that way, but that is not on the same level.</p>