<p>If you're really worried about it, just don't answer the question. I wouldn't freak out about this; to put it bluntly, asians and caucasians have just about an equal chance of getting into any college. If you don't put anything, you'll be PERFECTLY FINE.</p>
<p>Don't stress, man.</p>
<p>Im applying to the elite schools in the nation and i am half Hispanic (Latin American) and half Asian (India)....I have very good scores and I checked Latin American only on the Stanford app and was deferred...</p>
<p>do you think they saw my dad was born in India and considered me Asian? should i put multiracial and specify on my other apps if i am writiing about my unique heritage mixing when they normally dont?</p>
<p>I'm not sure about your case, but parikhs mark asian and write indian best way to go..i did that..</p>
<p>sither, only writing hispanic is the best way to go</p>
<p>how much of a certain race do you need to be in ure geneological history to be considered a URM? A half, a quarter?</p>
<p>I am not sure what schools you are applying to, but I would be careful about trying to mislead in your application. It will be oddly suspicious if no one else mentions that you're a member of an minority group, but you indicate it in your app. Some highly selective institutions look for continuity in your entire app.</p>
<p>why would any one else mention it? counselors and teachers dont talk about your ethnicity when writing recomendations...</p>
<p>sither: i have a friend who is half latin-american (mom) and indian (dad). she checks the other box.</p>