<p>Would you check the Asian Box in the common application if you are a half Asian who is applying to very selective colleges?</p>
<p>I wouldn’t. They say to choose which race you most identify with, so you can “identify” with the other side of the family if you think it’ll help your chances. In most cases, you can also leave the field blank. I believe that both are okay things to do long as you don’t outright lie (ie. saying you’re African American if you’re most definitely not).</p>
<p>I’m actually in a similar situation. I’m half black and half white. I grew up in a fairly wealthy mostly white area and I never really identified with the black kids that did go to my school. Should I check white? Should I check black? Should I check both? </p>
<p>As someone who is completely opposed to affirmative action I should say that I would choose both or white because that is what I identify as but honestly that probably isn’t what I’m going to do. I know that makes me a hypocrite but if identifying as black is going to give me even a slight edge I’m going to do it.</p>
<p>Choose black.
OP, don’t check Asian.</p>
<p>I’d check all the races that I am. Honestly, if a college didn’t want me because I wasn’t a certain race, well, then I wasn’t meant to go there anyway.</p>
<p>addymithas</p>
<p>I am not half Asian.
It is a hypothetical question.</p>
<p>I’m in the same situation too! I’m a pacific islander, but most schools group pacific islanders with Asians. It kinda ruins my chances because there’s like a huge percentage of Asians at all the schools I’m applying to, which lessens my chances of admission. One school however, USC, has it’s own section/check box for pacific islanders, and it’s less than 1%!</p>
<p>Ahhh, my bad OP. I’m Asian but I’m just going to leave that box blank and join the minority council or whatever it’s called at my school. It’s all black and Latino but I figure I might even become president of it. LOL</p>