<p>Hey,</p>
<p>I'm a mixed kid, and I was wondering what Afro-Carribean specifically meant, or African Parentage, as maybe I should check it. Also, why does it ask for origin for only minorities, why not caucasian/white? There are many types of caucasians from all the world. My dad is mixed too, "caucasian", but from europe & arab countries, where you don't get many applications from. Could someone check 2 ethnicities & 'Other', to specify where the white roots come from? Or it's not necessary/they don't care?</p>
<p>thanks! :)</p>
<p>And,</p>
<p>What if your African origin is technically two african countries? Maybe not 1/2 and 1/2, but 3/4 & 1/4...disregard the 1/4th? I see people here trying to grab a hispanic ethnicity because of some great great grandfather, with only 1/8th spanish roots...the 1/4th is actually important, i visit that part of the family overseas, and we celebrate the customs/adopted the same language dialect. </p>
<p>Hmm =</p>
<p>Edit: Rereading that seems confusing, I meant, 3/4th of 1 african country and 1/4th of another, strictly from my mother's side. my dad's side is a completely different story.</p>
<p>..yeah i know, being intercontinental is confusing.</p>
<p>My feeling is that you should identify yourself on the application in the same way that you'd identify yourself to someone you've just met. I know twins at MIT, for example; their mother is a European Jew and their father is mixed race -- part African-American, part Native American, part Japanese. They identify themselves culturally as African-American, and that's what they wrote down on their applications. I think the ethnicity question is partially there to ask what you are, and partially to ask you what you consider yourself to be.</p>
<p>If that's not a solid enough answer, you might ask admissions officer/director of minority recruitment Bryan</a> Nance, who handles these sorts of questions pretty frequently.</p>
<p>thank you so much :)</p>