Quick question on URMs/Race

Applying to College
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<p>I'm mostly Chinese but a large portion of my mother's family comes from Indonesia and the islands around there. I know it's about self-identification, but I applied to two schools already, and I only have "Asian" checked off because I grouped Indonesia and its islands as "Asian" of which I didn't specify but it was blatantly obvious thru my app.</p>

<p>But since I'm pretty much blind, I just now noticed that there's a Pacific Islander box! I can check that off, right? If I can, would it be so crazy to "update" your race for those colleges that I applied to?</p>

<p>If not, which one(s) do I fit under? These are common app's selections:</p>

<p>Asian (including Indian subcontinent and Philippines)
Which best describes your background?
China
India
Japan
Korea
Pakistan
Philippines
Vietnam
Other East Asia</p>

<p>If "Other", please specify
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Original Peoples)
Which best describes your background?
Guam
Hawaii
Samoa
Other Pacific Islands (excluding Philippines)</p>

2

<p>Why not check both?</p>

3

<p>Neither as an Indonesian nor an Asian do you have URM status. You are actually part of the Over Represented/Neutral classification as those races. I would have checked “Decline to State”.</p>

4

<p>People from the Philippines and people from Indonesia are Asian by the usual federal rules. </p>

<p>See the FAQ thread </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/858679-race-college-admission-faq-discussion-7-a.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/858679-race-college-admission-faq-discussion-7-a.html&lt;/a&gt; </p>

<p>for more information. Good luck in your applications.</p>