<p>Does it help to just be quarter of something (Native American)? Also, has anyone ever seen the Native American "Additional Information" request they send to Native applicants?</p>
<p>so no one has ever seen the Native American additional information??</p>
<p>I think even if you're 1/8 of something...esp. URM, ESPECIALLY Native American, it'll help. So put it down. I would.</p>
<p>Dunno about the addit. info req.</p>
<p>yeah I already submitted I'm just chancing myself (since no one else would, lol). It's weird how few Natives there are out there. Seems like nobody is.</p>
<p>I think there are some official regulations (sometimes depending on the tribe?) on who counts as Native American. But I am pretty sure that 1/4 is enough to count...</p>
<p>Don't they ask for tribal affiliation/enrollment date?</p>
<p>I've got some American Indian in me as well and I think I'm going to put it on my apps. I'm affiliated with the Chippewa (Lac du Flambou) tribe, which are you affiliated with? I've not sent in my apps so I've not got the additional info. sheet, but are you sure there is one? Perhpas it's just the stuff on the commonapp? I don't know. I think that Stanford tries to enrol more NAs though b/c in its viewbook they have nearly 4% NA whereas many other schools have <1%. I found it interesting.</p>
<p>My friend Chip - a native american - got in to Stanford with a 2330 and straight As. But i'm sure he would have been accepted everywhere else, had he applied.</p>
<p>Stanford has a great tradition in the spring of bringing together Native American students from many colleges for a weekend-long powwow.
There are high school students who attend, too, since it's pretty informal. If this aspect of campus life is important to you, consider visiting that weekend.</p>
<p>Wow, you're Native American? In that case, welcome to Stanford! :D jk</p>
<p>haha dont psyche me out that's cruel, they accept like 35% of the Natives who apply according to a Native magazine, so my odds dont increase THAT much. I'm only a quarter, and not enrolled, which decreases my chances a LOT, my Grandma was Cherokee, born in Watonga, OK on the reservation but chose not to enroll when she came of age. We just had family "pow wows", it was fun, so I always "knew", but it's not like being black where everyone feels it 24/7.</p>
<p>Also I forgot to mention, someone said they send the additional info request out to all who check the Native box on the app</p>
<p>Don't put it down unless you a) actually consider yourself Native American (as in, if asked about your ethnicity, you wouldn't hesitate to include NA), and b) you're involved in some way (e.g. experiencing the culture such, speaking the language, involving yourself in activities like powwows, etc. -- just some way to show that you do more than just identify yourself with an ethnicity).</p>
<p>Stanford doesn't necessarily recruit NA students more, but California has a huge population, and it also has a great many NA people, so Stanford would naturally have more NA students. I'd also say that the sense of diversity that students see at Stanford attracts many of them to attend. (Not to mention Stanford sends likely letters to especially desirable NA students).</p>
<p>I'm also dubious of that magazine's figure (35%)--not even Stanford releases that...</p>
<p>just put it down.
native american is the best race u can hope to have when it comes to college admissions.
and "35%" is not a big boost? are u KIDDING me? Last year Stanford's acceptance rate was 9.5%!
For int'l students w/ financial aid, it was ~3%! You're telling me you think 35% is too low?</p>
<p>COnsidering the general quality of native american populations....i'd say 35% is a REALLY high chance...as long as you're don't suck too much.
now, 35% for asians is a different story...</p>
<p>stanford2012, thanks for putting this into perspective for our friend here. I am over a 1/4 Native American and am going to put it on my CommonApp (do you think this is a good idea?) and I was totally psyched when I heard this 35% figure. That is a complete boost from regular admissions, are you kidding? I'm not going to use my heritage just to increase my chances, but it is pretty awesome, I didn't know that at all. Is this a reputable magazine archiejoe? Thanks (for the good news)!</p>
<p>I don't remember the name, my Grandma has a few at her house but it was from a survey over a period of the last like 7-8 years of readers of the magazine applying to college. Yeah I agree that if you would hesitate to say it then it probably is not appropriate to include as a characteristic that you are Native American.</p>
<p>Stanford has an amazing Native program, arguably the best in the nation. If you're "native" of any kind (by checking it on the application), they will ultimately end up sending you an additional form (or two? I forget) asking about yourself as a native (ie. tribe, experience, how you practice your culture, etc). </p>
<p>Also it's pretty cool because they have a little "clubhouse," where you can hang around, etc, toward the middle of campus.</p>
<p>A voluntary survey? That alone tells you it isn't reliable.</p>
<p>By the way, 35% isn't very good either--the odds are still firmly against you in that case. Not to rain on your parade, but there are lies, damned lies, and statistics. ;)</p>
<p>one of my friends is 3/4 black, 1/4 native american</p>
<p>assuming he has decent stats, how much does his ethnicity help him?</p>
<p>Well, yeah, we obviously don't know how true the magazine is, but it could be slightly true, the stat seems somewhat realistic as there is a much smaller class of highly qualified Native Americans than other ethnicities, or so it seems. It obviously cannot hurt and, from what I've heard and read of Stanford, the school does its best to incorporate Natives into their community.</p>