Racial identity in college applications

[Anonymous]

My child is applying to a professional program next year. I am aware of the lawsuit against Yale Medical School that was initiated because of supposed racial preferences. My child is mixed and in reality is more non-African than African. My child’s grades are very good (3.79) but not perfect.
I am wondering if people like my child are better off identifying as white. Theoretically, the schools would see such an applicant as a benefit to a defensive strategy. That is assuming that my child’s GPA would effectively lower the GPA of white students, but not harm the average for African American students.
Would this make my child look bad or unethical in any way?
There is also the possibility that my child’s GPA is higher than that of white applicants and this strategy backfires.

[Anonymous]

How about checking all the boxes that he identifies with?

My European White and East Asian kids check both boxes. This is who they are, and they're proud of it. No lies necessary.

[Anonymous]

Say "my child" again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How about checking all the boxes that he identifies with?

My European White and East Asian kids check both boxes. This is who they are, and they're proud of it. No lies necessary.

How would DOJ see these people when they sue the schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How about checking all the boxes that he identifies with?

My European White and East Asian kids check both boxes. This is who they are, and they're proud of it. No lies necessary.

Is it a lie if they identify as black? If not, then is it a lie and f they identify as white?
I suppose what you mean is that the only truth is mixed race.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My child is applying to a professional program next year. I am aware of the lawsuit against Yale Medical School that was initiated because of supposed racial preferences. My child is mixed and in reality is more non-African than African. My child’s grades are very good (3.79) but not perfect.
I am wondering if people like my child are better off identifying as white. Theoretically, the schools would see such an applicant as a benefit to a defensive strategy. That is assuming that my child’s GPA would effectively lower the GPA of white students, but not harm the average for African American students.
Would this make my child look bad or unethical in any way?
There is also the possibility that my child’s GPA is higher than that of white applicants and this strategy backfires.

That's sounds so 2024. Identity politics is over, get used to it. Nobody is forced to identify anymore, enjoy it.

[Anonymous]

I thought schools didn’t make you choose any racial identity anymore because of thr Supreme Court ruling.

[Anonymous]

Your child is “mixed?”
What a coincidence. My dog is, too.
How about “biracial” or “multiracial,” as appropriate?

[Anonymous]

Could your child try identifying as female or non-binary, for purposes of applying ?

[Anonymous]

Universities are going to do their best to work around the formal bans on affirmative action. See what happened in California after prop 209 was passed. Likely to not be as much of a benefit from trolling the depths of your family tree for a black ancestor, but it's still worth doing, if the goal is solely admissions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Universities are going to do their best to work around the formal bans on affirmative action. See what happened in California after prop 209 was passed. Likely to not be as much of a benefit from trolling the depths of your family tree for a black ancestor, but it's still worth doing, if the goal is solely admissions.

True.

Universities are absolutely dreading the hordes of robotic Asian high-stats applicants who would dominate the T50 if they strictly followed the S.Ct. precedent in SFFA v. Harvard.

They are seeking every loophole they can get away with to hold onto DEI / race-based admissions policies.