Should my kid list that this grandparents are American Indian on his college application?
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Anonymous
| I am not sure, but my husband feels that he should. He is applying to a number of private schools. How do you folks feel? |
Anonymous
| It won't hurt as long as it doesn't seem pushed out there. Is there a dedicated space for that on the application? |
Anonymous
| Are they citizens? Is he eligible for citizenship? |
Anonymous
| Sure but if it hasn't been part of his cultural upbringing, then not sure it's going to count as a hook. |
Anonymous
| How/where would he put it, OP? Is there a spot on the form that asks about grandparents' race/ethnicity? Or are you asking whether he should try to work it into his personal essay? |
Anonymous
| Can he document this? |
Anonymous
You don't want it come come across like that hilarious episode of Modern Family: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXSaI2c0vQY |
Anonymous
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These days colleges are too savvy to buy the "I'm part Native American" argument from a kid whose application and transcript otherwise read "white".
I had a student who was part Native American and her activities reflected that it was an important part of her identity: she was registered with her tribe, danced at numerous pow wows every year, was an active member in Native youth groups, and belonged to a Christian church associated with Native Americans. I've had other students who suddenly as HS seniors developed a sense of strong connection to the Cherokee great-great-grandmother (She was a princess!). I didn't hear of a single one being granted any FA connected to a tenuous at best Native American identity. If your DC isn't registered with a tribe, don't bother. |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
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Here's a cautionary tale, OP:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Warren In April 2012, the Boston Herald drew attention to Warren's law directory entries from 1986 to 1995, in which she had self-identified as having Native American ancestry.[54][55] Because of these entries, Harvard Law School had added her to a list of minority professors in response to criticisms about a lack of faculty diversity. Warren said that she was unaware that Harvard had done so until she read about it in a newspaper.[56][57][58] She said that Native American ancestry was a part of her family folklore.[59][60][61] The New England Historical Genealogical Society found no documentary proof of Warren having Native American lineage,[62][63] but a spokesperson from the Oklahoma Historical Society said "finding a definitive answer about Native American heritage can be difficult, not only because of intermarriage, but also because some Native Americans opted not to be put on federal rolls, while others who were not Native American did put their names on rolls to get access to land."[64] Her ethnicity claims became the focus of the media's election coverage for a certain time, during which her opponents bought ads asking her for explanations and to "come clean about her motivations" and some members of the Cherokee Nation asked how her claim influenced universities interested in hiring her. |
Anonymous
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Why not be a fraud and a charlatan?
Worked for Elizabeth Warren. |
Anonymous
| Yet another instance of how entitled white men feel. Let me guess OP your husband is otherwise against diversity initiatives and affirmative action? I hope your son has more sense than his shit father. This attitude is the same entitled attitude all mass murrders (white men) have. |
Anonymous
She was criticized for being a Fauxcahontas rather than a Pocahontas. |
Anonymous
Yes, just like the 'white guy' who shot up the Navy Yard. Your racist rants are getting tiresome. |
Anonymous
Hell yes! And if there is any justice in the world, he'll get a full scholarship and guaranteed government job when he graduates. Then that should extend to everyone of his offsprings for the next 400 years. |