s/o - Cheating and Checking Diversity boxes

[Anonymous]

My girlfriend checked hispanic. Her parents were from Spain. She is whiter than me. Her Dad is an anesthesiologist and her parents own two luxury homes.

In her defense her first name is Carmen and her last name is hispanic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My girlfriend checked hispanic. Her parents were from Spain. She is whiter than me. Her Dad is an anesthesiologist and her parents own two luxury homes.

In her defense her first name is Carmen and her last name is hispanic.

This is not "cheating". OMB defines "Hispanic or Latino" as a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race.

And oh by the way, even "non-white" Hispanics can be educated professionals with lots of money. They're not all landscapers, construction workers, and fruit-pickers, nitwit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My girlfriend checked hispanic. Her parents were from Spain. She is whiter than me. Her Dad is an anesthesiologist and her parents own two luxury homes.

In her defense her first name is Carmen and her last name is hispanic.

This is not "cheating". OMB defines "Hispanic or Latino" as a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race.

And oh by the way, even "non-white" Hispanics can be educated professionals with lots of money. They're not all landscapers, construction workers, and fruit-pickers, nitwit.

OMG. It's European. Spaniards are offended when referred to as Hispanic.

But, most Americans are ignorant and dumb and think they can find good Mexican food in Barcelona.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My girlfriend checked hispanic. Her parents were from Spain. She is whiter than me. Her Dad is an anesthesiologist and her parents own two luxury homes.

In her defense her first name is Carmen and her last name is hispanic.

This is not "cheating". OMB defines "Hispanic or Latino" as a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race.

And oh by the way, even "non-white" Hispanics can be educated professionals with lots of money. They're not all landscapers, construction workers, and fruit-pickers, nitwit.

OMG. It's European. Spaniards are offended when referred to as Hispanic.

But, most Americans are ignorant and dumb and think they can find good Mexican food in Barcelona.

Irrelevant. The fact is that if you are an American with Spanish ancestors then the US government defines you as Hispanic and you can legitimately claim it regardless of how white you are and what dumb Americans like you think about it.

[Anonymous]

My husband’s father is Puerto Rican (moved to US by age 8) and mother is white. My husband checked the Hispanic box for undergrad and law school and it definitely helped him get into better schools.

Question is do we do it blonde hair, blue eyed son? We do have a very Hispanic last name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband’s father is Puerto Rican (moved to US by age 8) and mother is white. My husband checked the Hispanic box for undergrad and law school and it definitely helped him get into better schools.

Question is do we do it blonde hair, blue eyed son? We do have a very Hispanic last name.

I truly feel like my son will be the only child from the HS class of 2024 that won't be checking any boxes or cheating/falsifying his application.

WTH has become of this process?

[Anonymous]

So many wonderful pro-tips in this thread!

[Anonymous]

Another comment re: Hispanic. DS's friend was a national "Hispanic Scholar". Did not speak spanish, had not lived anywhere other than Fairfax County, no hardship, went to an Ivy.

[Anonymous]

Weird that someone descended from one European country can be getting an admissions boost relative to someone descended from a less wealthy European country. Even when skin color is generally the same (and often lighter in the wealthier and boosted case.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another comment re: Hispanic. DS's friend was a national "Hispanic Scholar". Did not speak spanish, had not lived anywhere other than Fairfax County, no hardship, went to an Ivy.

It's stuff like this that pisses me off.

Well--they will be ruling on affirmative action this spring. All of the cheaters have ruined it for the people it was designed to help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another comment re: Hispanic. DS's friend was a national "Hispanic Scholar". Did not speak spanish, had not lived anywhere other than Fairfax County, no hardship, went to an Ivy.

It's amusing when the students that speak Spanish at home take Spanish as their foreign language and do worse than the kids who have never been exposed to the Spanish language prior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From the thread about cheating via extended time, some mentioned that white/Asian students are being coached to check the box that they are black or Hispanic.

Is this really what our college application system has become? I cannot imagine anyone that I know doing this. And doesn’t the high school guidance counselor have to review the application and verify information anyway?

I consider my children Hispanic. Their Grandma came here in her teens from Ecuador. Who is the guidance counselor to judge? Is she going to give them a DNA test?
We are

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband’s father is Puerto Rican (moved to US by age 8) and mother is white. My husband checked the Hispanic box for undergrad and law school and it definitely helped him get into better schools.

Question is do we do it blonde hair, blue eyed son? We do have a very Hispanic last name.

I truly feel like my son will be the only child from the HS class of 2024 that won't be checking any boxes or cheating/falsifying his application.

WTH has become of this process?

The person you are quoting is not cheating or falsifying. Her DH and her son are legit Hispanic regardless of their appearance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another comment re: Hispanic. DS's friend was a national "Hispanic Scholar". Did not speak spanish, had not lived anywhere other than Fairfax County, no hardship, went to an Ivy.

Because every Hispanic person is an impoverished non-English speaker who walked across the border yesterday.

[Anonymous]

My Irish great grandparents and grandparents suffered severe discrimination in this country when they immigrated. Is there a box I can check?