<p>I'm asian and I was considering not putting my ethnicity so that hopefully I'll have a better chance of getting into competitive schools since being a stereotypical smart asian can hurt my chances. do you think colleges would be more hesitant to admit me if they didn't know my ethnicity or not?</p>
<p>I think that you should be proud of who you are, and if you consider yourself an admirable person and applicant, then you shouldn't be worried about your ethinicity affecting your application status.</p>
<p>They will find out anyway, so it doesn't matter. I don't mean to scare you, but colleges don't always take your word for everything.</p>
<p>umm...this has nothing to do with being proud or not. this is strictly for increasing my chances to get in. I get what you mean tokyo.
and yes, ethnicity makes a HUGE differences in applications. just look at the statistics. thanks for your input.</p>
<p>anyone else?</p>
<p>unless your last name is "Smith" or some other Americanized name, they'll know you're Asian from your name, and the names of your parents.</p>
<p>Just put it down. Be proud. It's all just an ego thing so imagine what will inflate the ego of you and your parents more when you get in DESPITE that face that you're Asian (I'm Asian also, so I know what it's oftentimes like.)</p>
<p>Don't put it down!!! REad some stuff about Jian Li and Asian discrimination in college admissions, and don't put it. Play it safe. Don't do anything rash simply because of your ego.</p>
<p>Put it down, its probably already on your SAT report and high school file. Jian Li's case was bogus, he WAS a math grind and he WAS Asian, he would have been denied even if he was white. If your race was going to make a difference they could find it out if they wanted to, though the chances of that are slim to none. Might as well risk looking like you're accusing them of discrimination.</p>