This is going to ruin it, isn't it?

Applying to College
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<p>Many Hispanic students take Spanish coursework and Subject and/or AP tests, either because Spanish is not their first language, or if they speak Spanish at home, they still need to learn grammar, etc.</p>

<p>If you are fully competent in Spanish as a native speaker, I usually recommend taking a different language and tests. </p>

<p>Admissions will look at your Hispanic background and your Spanish scores in the context of your entire application. Please see the Hispanic students forum for more information on Hispanic status, including post #2 in this thread:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/hispanic-students/1229462-does-being-hispanic-have-any-impact-all.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/hispanic-students/1229462-does-being-hispanic-have-any-impact-all.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>As far as the language section, you should write down whatever is an accurate, truthful assessment of the languages that you speak; this question should not be influenced by the ethnicity you marked.</p>