<p>Somewhat of a trivial concern:</p>
<p>The MIT online application asks for ethnicity, but it seems to not require it. In other words, there is no *asterisk next to Ethnicity. However, I would imagine that ethnicity would be of consequence to the admissions.</p>
<p>I'm putting mine down, but I acknowledge that I am an over-represented minority and not filling that particular check box may be more advantageous for my application. But then again, maybe it will become obvious later in the application either way.</p>
<p>Thoughts on this?</p>
<p>Yah, but of course he's the black minority admissions officer (i.e. his job centers around minority applications)...take everything with a pinch of salt.</p>
<p>If you are Asian, I think they will just end up telling by your last name, but then again your last name might be "Galt", so maybe not.</p>
<p>I somehow doubt his last name is actually Galt...</p>
<p>eh? It's from the first line of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged novel.</p>
<p>Who is John Galt?</p>
<p>I figured you might be named John Galt, since your username is JohnGalt. I have not read that book, I guess.</p>
<p>perfectly understandeable kevtrice, but this is one of those myriad scenarios when ignorance is not bliss. </p>
<p>Take some time to read Atlas Shrugged. It's an enormous tome of a book but it's too thought-provoking to pass up.</p>
<p>My real name is River Phoenix.</p>
<p>Spartan Pho3nix here.</p>
<p>Yes, with the 3.</p>