<p>I was born in America however one of my parents is full Middle Eastern from Saudi, Lebanon, and Iran. Does being Middle Eastern count as being white ? I also obtain a semi citizenship (green card) to Saudi.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Middle Easterners are classified as caucasian and are not considered an underrepresented minorities.</p>
<p>Many smaller, less well-known, colleges would appreciate that your ethnicity would add to their diversity.</p>
<p>Short answer? No. </p>
<p>Long answer? MidwestMom2Kids is not wrong, but the list of schools where this is going to ‘help’ you in any way is few and far between.</p>
<p>There was someone in my school who was accepted to Princeton (SCEA) and I would be hard pressed not to say his muslim background didn’t play a role in his acceptance. He heavily emphasized it through his essays and a lot of his activities were related to his background. If you can do the same, I would try to as colleges are trying to look for religious diversity.</p>
<p>You’d be amazed how many people from the middle east apply to colleges in the US. So, no, I don’t believe it’s an advantage - especially since you neither live in the ME or were educated there. That said, if you speak Arabic, that might be a nice hook.</p>
<p>Racially, being Middle Eastern does not help. However, as katliamom points out, if you speak Arabic or Farsi fluently, andif you write a nice essay on your cultural diversity, that could make you an appealing candidate.</p>