<p>I consider myself a global citizen. I've lived in three different countries. I can never choose just one because I know all of them have influenced me greatly. For applications which require you to put down something (e.g. the MIT app), can I just put down all three? It asks what I relate to the most, but I'm worried adcoms only care about heritage and where my parents are from. Do they really mean it when they say what you "relate to most"?</p>
<p>C’mon. Don’t game the system. I’m sorry but I find your question disingenuous, to be frank. Ask your mom what race you are. Put that down.</p>
<p>what are your three options?
You can talk about being a global citizen in your essays, and how they influenced you.</p>
<p>Your question has already been answered in your earlier thread:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/1124095-am-i-minority.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/1124095-am-i-minority.html</a></p>
<p>You are under the race category Asian, either put that down or leave it blank, end of story. Look up the definition of race, it’s a biological concept and has nothing to do with where you’ve lived. The only ethnicity that is asked for in college admissions is Hispanic, you are not Hispanic.</p>
<p>no, I’m not trying to game the system. I have strong beliefs against answering the question of race and ethnicity. I was talking about putting down all or none. not leaving things out for my advantage. in fact, none of the three places I’m talking about would give me an edge anyways.</p>
<p>anyways, thanks entomom.</p>
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<p>QuestionS, there are 2 separate questions. Then leave them blank. Discussion of places you’ve lived and their influence on you can go elsewhere on you application.</p>
<p>^that’s what I’m planning to do. but the MIT app. doesn’t give me that option. I guess I’ll just put down asian if it’s asking about race.</p>