<p>Not to sound racist or anything, but not being a minority doesn't help my appearance in college apps. Thus, since it is optional, should I just mark nothing down? Or does it not really matter?</p>
<p>Doesn't really matter. If don't mark anything down there, they're going to automatically assume your white and that your hiding it. So either way they'll know. Also I think it says on your high school transcript</p>
<p>It really doesn't matter. It won't help you, but it certainly won't hurt you.</p>
<p>Doesn't matter. They'll assume you're white anyways.</p>
<p>lol y would they do that? Its because only whites dont benefit from aa!!!!</p>
<p>^Uh...that's not true...</p>
<p>Exactly. Believe it or not, whites DO benfit from AA. If AA were to be abolished, the numbers of Asians would rocket, not helping whites at all.</p>
<p>i don't think indicating race on your app really matter, b/c asians have like 5 letter or less last names like Lee, Li, Young etc....
and whites have like... Alexander, Johnson and Jacob etc....
although there's a few exceptions, the damage to their diversity through this will be minimum, so... race box doesn't really do anything</p>
<p>Michelle Hernandez writes in her book to leave it blank if it does not help you.</p>
<p>Who cares what Michelle Hernandez thinks?</p>
<p>I hate how everyone on here acts like she's some goddess of truth. When I write my book on college admissions I'll own her! :p</p>
<p>Haha, I never did read her book. Oh, well. :D</p>
<p>Hernandez looks like a man. Seriously.</p>
<p>i don't know but I might put white, because they might have to assume you are Asian which is even worse than being white.</p>
<p>I dont think they'll assume your asian. They can pretty much tell if your asian because of your last name</p>
<p>why would they go by your name? i know people that are white/black/asian with the same last names it has nothing to do with race</p>
<p>because Asian names TEND but aren't always easy to spot.</p>
<p>i dont believe General Robert E. Lee was asian...</p>
<p>So being asian is worse than being white?</p>
<p>^ some would say yes; others would say it's equivalent but not worse. I would go for the first, but then again, I'm Asian...</p>