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<p>Exactly, and blacks are not just Africans. Which is why neither of these terms makes sense.</p>
<p>I would suggest that some of you search the postings made by Adofficer under the thread "Am I a Minority" who addressed this same question from a admissions officer point of view.</p>
<p>in this thread the OP wrote:</p>
<p>If my grandpa was born in africa, that makes me 1/4 african american. College admissions say im allowed up to 1/8. However, I am white. Am i still allowed to apply as an african american because im technically considered african american.</p>
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okay, what many of you are saying'suggesting on here is really quite disingenuous...</p>
<p>to the original poster...african-american is meant to describe americans who have black african descendents. i think most of you know that. if you don't, there's your clarification.</p>
<p>you, however, have a very interesting background. i would check "other" and describe yourself as you have - as having middle eastern descendents. and yes, that would make you a "minority" in the united states. however, do you identify with middle eastern culture? if you do, it's a good idea to include something in your application about that as it probably makes you unique is some ways and gives you a different perspective on things. </p>
<p>this post has made me think a lot about several students who have applied to my school this year. i just read one student who identified as "hispanic" because their grandmother was born in spain. she is applying from a high school that sends us about 30 applications a year (we usually admit 3-4). disingenuous. another student whose family immigrated to south america during world war two to escape the nazis - white austrian parents born in south america, the student and their siblings in the us. this student identified as "hispanic". disingenuous. **yet another student has parents who are white but born in south africa. identified as african-american. disingenuous. **and other student who has her "enrollment pending" for a native-american tribe - she indicated she is "native american" - not white and native american, not white and 1/8 native american, but just native american. interesting that there was absolutely nothing about her "heritage" in her application whatsoever; I looked at her siblings' applications (who both came to my school a few years ago and were far superior to her academically) and both indicated they are white only. disingenuous.</p>
<p>indicating something you are not on your college applications is wrong ethically; essentially, if you are identifying with a race or culture you have no connection to, you're lying to us. not cool, and not going to get you any supporters in the admissions office.
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I read a student this weekend who checked off that she was Hispanic because her grandmother is Spanish (from Spain); however, she (grandma) was born in the Philippines (her familiy was there running a trade company according to the student's essay about her grandmother...millionth grandma essay i've read already this year...) and so this student also checked the "Asian" box and listed the Philippines as the country of her family's origin. I think this is clearly an example of someone claiming to be something they are not...regardless of her race, this student is being denied, but I was struck by her audacity to identify not only as hispanic, but also as filipino...
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