<p>You are not Black/African American. Putting Hispanic on your common app and then specifying it as Spain would be acceptable though.</p>
<p>And for the record, Hispanics can be of any race/skin color.</p>
<p>niice… I think that makes more sense anyways</p>
<p>African American:
Morocco is in Africa, you have Moroccan ancestry, you may consider yourself African-American. Put it on your app - it will help you.</p>
<p>He is white Moroccan. That is not considered African American. African Americans have ancestry in black populations of Africa. Lying will just be a detriment. Stick with the Hispanic. URM status alone isn’t enough to make up for a low GPA anyway.</p>
<p>If I have 3.65, That makes me better than average.I dont know If I would consider it low.(3.65 is unweighted by the way, I am in all advanced classes)</p>
<p>Do you speak Spanish?</p>
<p>I will just say that if you appear to be unfairly gaming the system (which you clearly would if you put African-American; less clear for Hispanic), it could significantly hurt you.</p>
<p>I can’t speak for CMU because I’m not too familiar with it, but a 3.65 would be considered low for most top schools. But generally speaking, a 3.65 isn’t bad. Your rank would tell more than your GPA anyway. If you’re ranked high in your class, that’s a testament to the competitiveness of your school.</p>
<p>Folks, the original poster is obviously pulling our legs. Really, who would want to be admitted for any reason besides on their own merit. If not a joke, then SHAME ON YOU, OP!</p>
<p>If you are from a Spanish speaking country, you ARE Hispanic. However, you will then have to specify the country, in which case you will put that you are from Spain, and any boost from “Hispanic” will disappear. You are definitely not African-American (though, if it made you feel better, you could put “Other African American” and enter “White Moroccan” which again, will do away with any boost). In other words, there isn’t really any way to get a boost from your ethnicity. Just hope you have the academics :)</p>
<p>I am not one to comment on these boards, but I agree that you are entitled to check any box if you truly identify with a certain race. However, if you identified yourself a certain way, then you wouldn’t need to pose this question. Whatever you feel will be beneficial to getting you into to CMU you should pursue, but I think that you should be weary if you are not entirely sure.</p>
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This poster may be joking, but there have been plenty of threads like this, some of which involved kids that really weren’t sure what to put down. The question of who is Hispanic, in particular, is not so easy to figure out. What about Brazilians? Filipinos with Spanish surnames? People from Spain? Etc. There are even periodic questions from white South Africans who want to know if they are African Americans. No, they aren’t, but they really seem to think they might be. Greeks who want to know if they are “white,” believe it or not. People from the Middle East are particularly unsure.</p>
<p>That’s why there is a Race in admissions FAQ # 1,678.</p>
<p>Ok, <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/927219-race-college-admission-faq-discussion-8-a.html?highlight=Race+admissions+FAQ[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/927219-race-college-admission-faq-discussion-8-a.html?highlight=Race+admissions+FAQ</a></p>
<p>Spanish is considered Caucasian. And your nationality doesn’t identify your ethnicity. I’m unsure but are you of African or Middle-Eastern descent? African-black, but Middle-Eastern is considered Non-European Caucasian. If anything, they’d probably be more interested in where your family came from rather than what they were born.</p>
<p>Black or African American. A person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. It includes people who indicate their race as “Black, African Am., or Negro,” or provide written entries such as African American, Afro American, Kenyan, Nigerian, or Haitian.</p>
<p>Straight from the Census Bureau</p>
<p>“Some Dark Indian people are more black then Africans and it is for the reason that many of these people have African descendents etc.”</p>
<p>I don’t understand. Indians have African descendants because of their skin color? Are you saying dark Indian people have their roots in the continent of Africa aside from the roots we may all have)?</p>
<p>“FYI, the SAT doesn’t ask for race and the race you put on PSAT is optional and is not released even if answer the question.”</p>
<p>Should have said PSAT. Sorry. I meant people should answer however they’ve answered in the past. Maybe some have never been asked. Maybe some have never thought about it. That would be interesting.</p>
<p>In any case, I still think it’s worth reading the FAQ</p>
<p>I recently read this sentence in the book “The Slave Ship; A Human History” by Marcus Redeker…( an amazing book, BTW)</p>
<p>“A white man with black skin, a sailor, yelled “Domona!” (quiet), against the din.”</p>
<p>Hispanic is not a race. That is why the common app asks 2 distinct questions. A student whose family is from Spain is Hispanic, regardless of the color of his/her skin. If the student in question is a junior, they should have indicated on their PSAT that they are hispanic. Being a National Hispanic Scholar carries a lot of weight, certain schools even give pretty hefty scholarships. If student did not indicate “hispanic” on the PSAT, he/she should go to their guidance counselor and mention this. The guidance counselor has until late spring to make any changes on a students behalf with the college board/national merit. However, for every student that identifies as “hispanic” on the PSAT, I am pretty sure that guidance counselors are required to verify it.</p>
<p>@NewAccount: stop spreading false information. Although the OP is geographically or culturally African/Hispanic, (s)he is not politically or according to colleges’ standards.</p>
<p>People from Spain, for the interests of colleges, are considered White. Applicants are only considered African is they are of indigenous African (dark skin) descent.</p>
<p>Unfortunately for the OP, (s)he is not eligible for URM status.</p>
<p>If I were you, I’d put Hispanic. Northern Africans aren’t considered “African American,” but “Middle Eastern” (I had a few friends that were Morroccan and Algerian that were also frustrated by this). Usually, there would be a preliminary question that asks if you are Hispanic, then a main question that asks of your race. Maybe then you could answer that you are Hispanic, then Middle Eastern?</p>