<p>You’re right, Judaism isn’t a race.</p>
<p>However, on CollegeBoard.com. when you search for scholarships, it says “Ethnic Backgrounds” and includes Judaism. It also includes Judaism in Religious Affiliation.</p>
<p>Of course, if they mean “Israeli” by Judaism, then there’s no problem.</p>
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<p>I was dreaming in technic colours of course, thus the comment about walking on water. Love to settle this issue with a “Royal Commission” (that is what we call them up here). Since I can not think of any American who does not have a stake in this issue, It would be great to appoint someone from abroad who is neither white nor Asian, and whose stature and impartiality can not be questioned. Nielson Mandela or Desmond Tutu comes to mind.</p>
<p>The Chinese policy is nothing more than a cynical attempt “to bribe for support”. I don’t think they need it any more, and should try to use the recent riots as an excuse to change course. Do I really need to say anything more about the Chinese in Malaysia and Indonesia? </p>
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<p>Superbly reasoned. I am truly impressed because I failed to take into account the labour laws. My personal suspicion is that OCR would try to muddle through the way the SCOTUS has been doing. The so-called “expanding the investigation” is a way to buy time, so the Princetons of this world can make adjustments to their admissions policy to cast doubt on the complaint. The end result is to try to give both sides the feeling that they won, until the next complaint comes along.;)</p>
<p>Should get StillGreen to talk to you. You two belong in a class by yourselves.</p>
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<p>This is one illustration of why colleges aren’t always going to guess student ethnicity from family names, nor can they assume that parent birthplaces are always a guide to child ethnicity. </p>
<p>The category “Jewish” has never, ever been an official federally recognized ethnic category. It used to be a category very closely regarded by colleges </p>
<p>[Getting</a> In : The New Yorker](<a href=“http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2005/10/10/051010crat_atlarge]Getting”>Getting In | The New Yorker) </p>
<p>and some colleges still try to be aware of how many Jewish applicants and enrolled students they have. </p>
<p>[News:</a> Why More Colleges Want Jewish Students - Inside Higher Ed](<a href=“http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/10/29/jewish]News:”>http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/10/29/jewish) </p>
<p>But none of that college admission office practice is tracked routinely by the federal government. </p>
<p>Some colleges ask students to identify a religious affiliation (as does the CSS PROFILE financial aid form, unlike the FAFSA financial aid form) because some colleges have special scholarships set up for students of particular religious affiliations. If you see a question like that, you can simply answer according to what your religious affiliation is at the moment when you fill out the form. </p>
<p>Good luck in your applications.</p>
<p>Ok quick question…so if you are Spanish (as in from Spain), do you, as someone with hispanic ethnicity receive a boost when you apply to colleges.</p>
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<p>I was under the impression that this was not always the case, but as of now, the answer is yes, as indicated in the opening post:</p>
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<p>Ahh thank you for the good information :)</p>
<p>Glad to be a “good example” :P</p>
<p>Thanks again!</p>
<p>Hey I’m Sudanese which is in North Africa and It is an Arab country considered part of the Middle East, but me personally, Im dark in skin color like tanish-light brown, and so am I considered black or white. I wasn’t born in the US, I was born in Sudan.</p>
<p>Ya…but on the common app is asks you specify wat “brand” of hispanic you are…but seriously if Spaniards get a boost from AA it proves the entire system is insanely devoid of logic.</p>
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<p>The opening post seems to suggest that the question simply asks whether you are Hispanic/Latino, with no further breakdown.</p>
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<p>Colleges (not the feds) design the Common Application, so even though the federal government only requires a Hispanic ethnicity yes/no question, some colleges evidently hope students will volunteer more information about specific source of Hispanic ethnicity through detailed answers to that optional question. What colleges do with the information is anyone’s guess.</p>
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<p>As the Census Bureau says, </p>
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<p>[Persons</a> of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000](<a href=“http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/meta/long_68188.htm]Persons”>http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/meta/long_68188.htm)</p>
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<p>Actually, I was quite surprised the year I first learned that Sudan is part of the Arab League. I have never thought of Sudan as part of North Africa, as I knew from childhood that the upriver parts of the Nile valley were long inhabited by tropical African (that is, “black”) people. If you are socially identified as black when you interact with Americans in America, it seems to me that it’s fair to self-identify as black on your college application. Mentioning what specific country you come from may be helpful in your application too.</p>
<p>If you have an asian last name, would your ethnicity be obvious even if you didn’t mark down your race in the app?</p>
<p>Hello,
I am glad to be a part of this.</p>
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<p>Not necessarily. See FAQ section 2 in [post</a> #10](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1063506847-post10.html]post”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1063506847-post10.html) of this thread.</p>
<p>When the adcoms read your application and it says your religion is of “Islamic origin” and in high school you have participarted in Muslim Student Association, will they be alerted since the Fort Hood happening just happened?</p>
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<p>I don’t think so, because I think most Muslim people living in any particular Muslim-minority country just live according to their sense of what’s fair and right and don’t go on murderous shooting sprees. In the last few years, it has seemed to me that United States colleges are especially eager to make sure that their diversity on campus includes religious diversity that takes in Muslim students. I don’t know how percentages of applicants compare to percentages of admitted students, but I wouldn’t worry about reporting that activity if that is one of your major activities in high school. </p>
<p>Good luck in your applications.</p>
<p>I heard that they weren’t before, but now with budget cuts, they have to set a percent of races. Is this true?</p>
<p>No. (10 char)</p>
<p>That… makes no sense. Even putting aside the fact that it is illegal for the UCs to use affirmative action, how precisely would doing so save money?</p>