<p>Would they, if they did so on their application (the applicant was white)? In other words, would the the magnitude of the action be egregious enough for rescinding acceptance? Because if they did so, wouldn't the applicant be able to sue and argue that AA was the ethnicity he "self-identified" with? He could also that all men are created "equal", and that H shouldn't be favoring blacks of whites.</p>
<p>why don’t you go try that, frankie. </p>
<p>my guess is that the college would just say that they rescinded you based on your lack of honesty and avoid the race issue altogether.</p>
<p>Why don’t you just forge a Harvard Medical School degree and be done with it?</p>
<p>Though, technically, your son will be the one to do that.</p>
<p>But how would they be able to verify your race when applying anyways? I’m not saying that I will do it, just a curios question I have.</p>
<p>Doesn’t Harvard interview its applicants?</p>
<p>Also, a lot of schools have “minority outreach” programs and “minority recruitment” offices. Things would go south really quickly once they made contact with you.</p>
<p>If they found out (and it’s all too likely that they would) you would certainly be rescinded.</p>
<p>But the question on the common app says, “what race do you most identify with.”</p>
<p>Technically, you can indeed look “white” but hold African American heritage because of ancestral interracial marriage—> those who would’ve been forced to identity themselves as “black” under the one drop rule.</p>
<p>In that case, shouldn’t you be able to identify yourself as African American? You have to be black when the ethnicity is discriminated, but cannot today receive the affirmative action benefit over someone who has dark skin but is a recent immigrant from Africa whose family is not affected at all by the American historical circumstances? Adding on to that, if you’re from Africa but are white, it is illegal for you to identify with your African heritage? Race is a tricky concept ;)</p>
<p>(This is unrelated to the OP, who we can all agree is white!)</p>
<p>This is kind of similar to your question…</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/stanford-university/1051370-i-got-accepted-scea-ohgod-i-accidently-put-my-racial-ethnicity-african-american.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/stanford-university/1051370-i-got-accepted-scea-ohgod-i-accidently-put-my-racial-ethnicity-african-american.html</a></p>
<p>^That looks like a ■■■■■/facetious post.</p>
<p>I can imagine the applicant suing Harvard if something like this were to happen.</p>
<p>I cannot imagine the applicant suing Harvard if this were to happen, because first of all, the person has already violated the application submission agreement by falsiying information, and second of all, I think you’ve miscontrued the essence of “holistic admission” by thinking in the simplistic terms that “H favors blacks over whites”. Race is viewed in the context of other factors. </p>
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<p>Idk… ■■■■■■ tend to reincarnate.</p>
<p>What? I am not a ■■■■■.</p>
<p>By the way, I looked at the thread you linked me too. I fell off my chair laughing; perhaps you should look at some of the arguments they brought up about suing Stanford.</p>
<p>Under certain definitions of race, and by the Out-of-Africa Theory, couldn’t anybody claim African race?</p>
<p>I’m glad to see I’m getting better at making anonymous people laugh… maybe next time I’ll be good enough that it’ll be intentional</p>
<p>Anyway, you seem to be looking for some kind of validation for an “interesting” view of morality. Whatevs</p>
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^Haha, you guys make my day :)</p>
<p>Quote from happymomof1</p>
<p>" The US Census considers you to be Hispanic if you say you are.</p>
<p>The US Dept. of Education considers you to be Hispanic if you say you are.</p>
<p>In both of those cases, forms are designed to let you mark Y/N for Hispanic Ethnicity and then any choice of a number of individual racial identities (or even multiple racial identities).</p>
<p>For every organization other than the CB, if you consider yourself to be Hispanic you are Hispanic. Just exactly how the CB is going to determine who is and who isn’t “Hispanic Enough”, is beyond me. There are plenty of pale and blonde Hispanic people out there with family names like O’Leary, and not all of them are from Argentina!</p>
<p>If you feel in your heart that you are Hispanic, check Yes. If you aren’t sure if you are or not, well then, you must not be. In that case, don’t check Yes. "</p>
<p>Quote from entomom</p>
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The US Census considers you to be Hispanic if you say you are.</p>
<p>The US Dept. of Education considers you to be Hispanic if you say you are.</p>
<p>In both of those cases, forms are designed to let you mark Y/N for Hispanic Ethnicity and then any choice of a number of individual racial identities (or even multiple racial identities).
Yes, this is what is stated in the sticky thread the OP was referred to in post #12.</p>
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For every organization other than the CB, if you consider yourself to be Hispanic you are Hispanic. Just exactly how the CB is going to determine who is and who isn’t “Hispanic Enough”, is beyond me.
NHRP is not the only scholarship organization to require the applicant be a minimum amount Hispanic to qualify:</p>
<p>Hispanic Scholarship Fund:</p>
<p>Hispanic Scholarship Fund</p>
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You or your family (parents, grandparents) must be descended from at least one of the following countries
Hispanic Heritage Awards:</p>
<p>Hispanic Heritage Awards</p>
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To participate in the Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards you must be:</p>
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<li>Of Hispanic/Latino descent (at least one parent)
For NHRP, the HS GC must sign off that a student fits the Hispanic requirement. That is why families should be sure to designate Hispanic on school registrations. Of course given the nature of Hispanic ethnicity, it could be very difficult to prove or disprove percentage of Hispanic heritage, and like many things it comes down to honesty. "</li>
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<p>A good thread: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/hispanic-students/931488-ivy-league-admissions-nhrps.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/hispanic-students/931488-ivy-league-admissions-nhrps.html</a></p>
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<p>If live in Africa but are white, chances are that your heritage is of European origin, not African. I’m Haitian, and I can move to China if I so choose, but my heritage - what I inherit - will be Haitian, not Chinese.</p>
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<p>To mark yourself African American, at least according to the census, you must belong to a black racial group from Africa. It’s not a matter of nationality (or continent-ality); it’s a matter of race. And while race is certainly a tricky thing, and far from black and white (ha. haha.) my guess is that if you’re asking this question, OP, you’re not in any way, shape, or form an AA.</p>
<p>So, yes, they would probably rescind their acceptance if you falsified information. After all, if you identified as black, your other school and test records would indicate that.</p>
<p>^^And for how many generations do you have to live in China to be considered Chinese :)?</p>
<p>(…Sorry, kidding. I know we’ve already established that by the Out-of-Africa Theory, everyone should be able to claim the African race.)</p>
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<p>:) Ask the Uighurs that question - I’m sure they’d be able to give you a much more relevant answer than I.</p>