<p>THANK YOU, twochickens. That suggestion was so absurd I didn't even know how to respond.</p>
<p>Anyway, I'M ASIAN! I'm not a URM and I'm not about to check "white" or any other box because I'm Asian! I didn't CARE enough about getting admitted to Harvard to even think about lying about my race. Honestly, I didn't even want to apply to Harvard to begin with -- Yale was my far-and-away top choice. After being admitted, however, I visited and discovered what an amazing school + environment it is and I could not be happier that I'm going in the fall. But seriously, if you care that much about getting admitted to Harvard to worry THAT much about race and chances and blahblahblah then you are setting yourself up for disappointment. Everyone who applies to Harvard should prepare for (and, to a certain extent, EXPECT) rejection. Focus on your own application -- you cannot change your race, you cannot do anything about the tens of thousands of other people vying for the same spots, you cannot affect the decision of the admissions officers in ANY WAY except by making YOUR own application the best that YOU can make it. End of story!</p>