<p>actually i'm not an international....i'm an american living in the US....i have middle eastern descent though and i was wondering if that helps at all</p>
<p>How bout as an immigrant from Albania? I'm a citizen though so I don't count as an international.</p>
<p>I am aware that Natives are URMS. But since Princeton has <1% NA enrollment, would they be looking to maybe grab a few more if possible?</p>
<p>If you're Middle Easterner, don't put down Asian. You'd get screwed over.</p>
<p>There are some FAQ posts among the first few posts in the </p>
<p>thread that will help clear up several of these issues. </p>
<p>Princeton, of course, is looking for a lot of different kinds of students, and all you can do if you would like to attend Princeton is to be sure to apply.</p>
<p>Is being very multicultural helpful? I mean, i’m an international from Brazil, with close european, japanese, native american and black descent.</p>
<p>I would think Native American gets the best advantage. It would make you REALLY stand out given the numbers on Native Americans who attend these schools.</p>
<p>^Yes, it is quite apparent that that’s true. Actually, 2.7% of Harvard’s accepted students for the Class of 2014 labeled themselves as having some degree of Native American ancestry, which represents a notable leap over last year. That can be significantly attributed to Harvard’s wish to expand Native American representation on campus through such programs as HUNAP.</p>
<p>This thread is a perfect example of why colleges have to somehow change their admission criteria with respect to race. While it is imperative to encourage diversity, too many student applicants are now trying to game the system. In a thread like this, it makes ethnic background seem like it is almost the single most important factor when applying to college. This is exactly the opposite of what this country has strived to accomplish. </p>
<p>A pervasive emphasis on the importance of race seems to be motivating students to present themselves as being an ethnic background that they, in truth, do not identify with. Something is going wrong here. I don’t have the answer.</p>
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