<p>I'm neither a wealthy nor a poor black <em>shakes fist</em> darn you middle class! </p>
<p>I would feel guilty about it, there is no way if I was the OP that I would put down hispanic. If I was rejected, maybe I would feel better, but it would probably haunt me for the rest of my life if I got in.</p>
<p>I would. It's legal. He's Hispanic. It helps him. If I were in his position, I would absolutely do it.</p>
<p>If I were in your position, as someone who is a legit AA candidate, would I be disgusted at the OP? Yes.</p>
<p>If I were a poor Asian or white who SHOULD BE a legit AA candidate but isn't, I would absolutely be vomitting in the toilet after reading this post.</p>
<p>u have to remember that simply putting hispanic would easily get u admitted. colleges know that there are hispanic kids out there that are preety much raised as caucasian kids were. ( the valedictorian at my school is one of them and all my friends say that she is "white washed" because the girl does not relate w/ us) hence, she did not get into prestigious universities because colleges know who are the true kids who will bring diversity through interviews, essays, highest educational level of parents, etc. it's the disadvantaged minority kids who overcame obstacles that they really want.</p>
<p>whether you hate it or love it, AA is a considerable advantage, especially at the elites. I'm sure if they published online or otherwise the percentage of URM's who get in versus whites/asians, it would become very clear. I've heard it can help as much as giving you a 50/50 chance at the ivys/top 20. Putting hispanic especially if you would be borderline otherwise, is a huge advantage, whether or not in any other situation you would consider yourself hispanic. While I morally don't agree with it, I think she should and can put hispanic down.</p>
<p>I certainly hope you're right. That would restore some faith in the AA system. I still think the OP should put down Hispanic and let the colleges decide whether or not he's a true Hispanic or not.</p>
<p>Whoops, I was referring to purplechick.</p>
<p>If he would have no guilty feelings, I think they should too. You're right, it's a game, and you lose when you don't know how to play it. It's a personal decision, and as long as you would have no regrets, you should put down hispanic.</p>
<p>well whatever go ahead and put hispanic merbman, remember it is something u are going to live w/ the rest of your life.</p>
<p>this is another reason why i hate ivy league schools. they are always trying to make themselves look better. they probably put the hispanic option to make themselves look better because therefore more people would fit under this category (Spanish people who are white) and thus they can raise their stats for so called "URM's" </p>
<p>ivy league schools would like to think that the kids that they are accepting are diverse w/ their latin american culture when most of the time they are bull s h i t t i n g</p>
<p>so i give in abuse the system if u don't feel guilty</p>
<p>One's morals won't affect another's though purplechick. Morally, I agree with you, but the system allows for this "falling in between the cracks"</p>
<p>To be honest, I know people from all different backgrounds and they are just about as "american" as you can find...</p>
<p>citygirlsmom i said that the the valedictorian according to my friends and to me to an extent was white washed and this has nothing to do w/ being american
we all now that there is no such thing as being american (especially since america is such a diverse country) so stop bringing irelevant things</p>
<p>The fact is, college applications aren't asking where we're citizens of, but rather our race/ethnicity. Yes, being "american" is important if you live here, but you can retain 2 cultures if you want. And what about people like me? people who have no/little connection to Africa? If they asked what culture we feel like we're a part of, AA would have no point.</p>
<p>purplechick, you seem really racist...</p>
<p>I wouldn't assume either way...the internet can slant our personalities without us realizing it. though who knows, maybe she is a racist, though I seriously doubt it</p>
<p>you're probably right...i shouldn't have said that</p>
<p>I despise the term 'whitewashed.' Dammit, I live in America, I can assimilate if I want to. There's a difference between assimilation and resenting one's roots.</p>
<p>(My parents are immigrants from El Salvador.)</p>
<p>i am just angry at the fact that some people are taking advantage of the system that instead of the actual latin american kid getting in, a kid who is 1/8 mexican or puerto rican gets in because they have the last name to back them up.</p>
<p>Me too. I get sick of people calling me "white". I know of my past, and I respect and am gracious for the improvements my people have made in civil rights, but if I want to listen to Kelly Clarkson and speak like my white classmates, by george, I'm going to do it. It doesn't mean I've lost myself.</p>
<p>well u guys wouldn't completeley understand were i'm coming from unless if u experience it yourselves. where i'm from (somewhere in LA), 98% are latin american and people do use the word "white washed" when the girl (valedictorian) speaks spanish w/ an anglonized accent</p>
<p>Well, to be fair, your last name could be Fox or Vodanovic or Kreutzberger, and you could be Latin American. Your last name could be Hern</p>
<p>If you've spent years here, of course your accent may not totally be there. I mean, that's what happens when your around people who are American. You shouldn't be judging her by her accent or the people she hangs around</p>