To check, or not to check?

Applying to College
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<p>So I am going to apply to several UC's in November and I have been talking about it with my parents. The issue came up was if I should put my race (white) or leave it blank. I have heard leaving it blank somewhat penalizes you. But if not, it may be beneficial. I know the UC's aren't legally allowed to decide because of race, but let's face it, they SO do.</p>

<p>From experience, I have a couple of white & asian friends, who put their race down, had 4.0+ GPA and 2000+ sat/30+ act, and got denied from like UCD, etc. My hispanic friend got into it with a 1600 and a 3.7..</p>

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<p>The current FAQ and discussion thread on this issue in the College Admissions Forum </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/1366406-race-college-admission-faq-discussion-10-a.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/1366406-race-college-admission-faq-discussion-10-a.html&lt;/a&gt; </p>

<p>links to official regulations and definitions, and is the place for discussing this issue during the 2012-2013 admission season.</p>