<p>Is there a compelling reason that I should state my ethnicity on all my college apps? I am a caucasian male. Since it will problaby do nothing to help me, is there a reason for me to specify?</p>
<p>In other words: Would it help a caucasian at all to select 'caucasion' in the ethnicity box?</p>
<p>Thanks for any help</p>
<p>I also have a totally unrelated question: In the boxes for determining residency, they ask for start and end dates for when I have lived in my state. What if I am still living here? What do i put down???? (the form wont let me continue without this info)</p>
<p>I wouldn't check off caucasion. Better they suspect you're a boring white guy than know it ;).</p>
<p>Not checking anything isn't going to help you or something. It really doesn't matter. They only have those boxes in case you're a minority, not so they can reject you if you're not...</p>
<p>What about if you're asian? (I'm not asian btw)</p>
<p>and you have mediocre stats...but a good SAT+essay</p>
<p>then they would actually take some time to think about you right?
and not just be like: "Oh, just another asian...i've already seen 3 million of these..i'm throwing this one right out." :D </p>
<p>it could help you then couldn't it?</p>
<p>I don't think all those myths about "Asians being rejected in horrible amounts" are really true.</p>