DC’s friend lied on their college app

[Anonymous]

So basically the point is missing. If you are willing to claim 3 percent of a demographic on 23 and me??? The system is corrupt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So basically the point is missing. If you are willing to claim 3 percent of a demographic on 23 and me??? The system is corrupt.

The system has always been corrupt, the only difference is that it's easier to claim 3% now than the right country club membership in yesteryear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You really don't know that right? If someone is 1/16, how would you know?

I think one can’t declare being Native American unless connected currently to a nation. I’m 1/16 or so. Most of us probably are. I never say I’m Native American. I didn’t grow up that way. I don’t know the language. I never was discriminated against bc if it.

People do ask if I’m from somewhere else, which is ironic. They ask if I am Arab, Greek, Jewish. I figure we have some other hidden history to have our color skin. I’ll never know for sure.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:About their race. Put down Native American and mexican. Got into an Ivy. Apparently DC has known for a while. I am not shocked as i know many kids probably lie but this just shows how rigged the system itself is. The entire school was surprised that this kid got in ED and now we know. Wow! I am guessing thats how colleges achieve their diversity goal.. admitting fake native Americans and hispanics.

Racism at its best!

My friend’s kid is Asian and probably can’t get into an Ivy due to their race unless they invent or discover a new planet. This is what they told me.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You really don't know that right? If someone is 1/16, how would you know?

I think one can’t declare being Native American unless connected currently to a nation. I’m 1/16 or so. Most of us probably are. I never say I’m Native American. I didn’t grow up that way. I don’t know the language. I never was discriminated against bc if it.

People do ask if I’m from somewhere else, which is ironic. They ask if I am Arab, Greek, Jewish. I figure we have some other hidden history to have our color skin. I’ll never know for sure.

This is 100% wrong. There are people who are 100% Native American who are unregistered. There are kids who are 50 or 75 percent who live on reservations who can't be measured. Thankfully, those kids don't have to be subject to a tribe's byzantine rules when declaring their ethnicity

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:About their race. Put down Native American and mexican. Got into an Ivy. Apparently DC has known for a while. I am not shocked as i know many kids probably lie but this just shows how rigged the system itself is. The entire school was surprised that this kid got in ED and now we know. Wow! I am guessing thats how colleges achieve their diversity goal.. admitting fake native Americans and hispanics.

Racism at its best!

My friend’s kid is Asian and probably can’t get into an Ivy due to their race unless they invent or discover a new planet. This is what they told me.

my kids are Asian and got into Ivy League schools without doing either. Your 'friend' is an idiot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son checked the Hispanic box despite the fact our household does not have any Spanish speakers. My mom is 100% Hispanic (born and raised in Cuba), so meets the definition by SAT standards. That was enough for us. He also got into an Ivy. No regrets as this is how the game is played.

Yep. My rich part-Venezuelan friend checked a box and won a scholarship based on being Latina. She didn’t need the money. The idea was to provide funds for those who may not otherwise be able to attend. I was surprised they awarded it to a wealthy white Latina but whatever, I guess.

I realized it wasn’t my business and moved on.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:About their race. Put down Native American and mexican. Got into an Ivy. Apparently DC has known for a while. I am not shocked as i know many kids probably lie but this just shows how rigged the system itself is. The entire school was surprised that this kid got in ED and now we know. Wow! I am guessing thats how colleges achieve their diversity goal.. admitting fake native Americans and hispanics.

Racism at its best!

My friend’s kid is Asian and probably can’t get into an Ivy due to their race unless they invent or discover a new planet. This is what they told me.

my kids are Asian and got into Ivy League schools without doing either. Your 'friend' is an idiot.

Uh oh. It’s the “Idiot Police” again.

There’s always someone here ready to label people an idiot or moron. Well, thank you for your scintillating commentary. You must be brilliant.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's my understanding that to identify as Native American on college apps you need to provide a tribal number as proof. When my kids applied a few years ago that was required. I have a friend whose family is Native American and went through the process of research and obtaining a tribal number. I didn't think you could simply say you're Native American without that. I think you can identify that way for other categories, but not Native American. I don't know why anyone would do it - it reeks of pathetic insecurity. College admissions is a crapshoot - no everyone will get in everywhere. If you can't get in on your own merits you don't deserve to be there. It's no different than the parents paying for their kid to get into schools.

OP - something tells me that you're falling for the mean-spirited school gossip that sadly happens around college admission time. It's pathetic and loaded with dog whistles. You have absolutely no way to know everything about this kid, his achievements, and family history. Shame on you.

You think that putting in a fake tribal number is hard? You think anyone would verify a tribal number? The colleges get thousands of applications! Wake up people!

It can come out later if you get famous…or go into politics…

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:About their race. Put down Native American and mexican. Got into an Ivy. Apparently DC has known for a while. I am not shocked as i know many kids probably lie but this just shows how rigged the system itself is. The entire school was surprised that this kid got in ED and now we know. Wow! I am guessing thats how colleges achieve their diversity goal.. admitting fake native Americans and hispanics.

Racism at its best!

My friend’s kid is Asian and probably can’t get into an Ivy due to their race unless they invent or discover a new planet. This is what they told me.

Discovering a planet is hard...but inventing a planet? That sounds like a great idea. How can they prove my invented planet doesn't exist?

Will tuck that away for my kids' college apps.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:About their race. Put down Native American and mexican. Got into an Ivy. Apparently DC has known for a while. I am not shocked as i know many kids probably lie but this just shows how rigged the system itself is. The entire school was surprised that this kid got in ED and now we know. Wow! I am guessing thats how colleges achieve their diversity goal.. admitting fake native Americans and hispanics.

Racism at its best!

My friend’s kid is Asian and probably can’t get into an Ivy due to their race unless they invent or discover a new planet. This is what they told me.

my kids are Asian and got into Ivy League schools without doing either. Your 'friend' is an idiot.

Uh oh. It’s the “Idiot Police” again.

There’s always someone here ready to label people an idiot or moron. Well, thank you for your scintillating commentary. You must be brilliant.

yeah - because the claim that Asians can't get into an ivy without discovering a new planet isn't a facially stupid comment. You think it's accurate? You think it's a rational comment steeped in evidence and data? Even as hyperbole it's dumb.

Sometimes people make idiotic statements. this is one of those times. Sorry if my characterization hits too close to home for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:About their race. Put down Native American and mexican. Got into an Ivy. Apparently DC has known for a while. I am not shocked as i know many kids probably lie but this just shows how rigged the system itself is. The entire school was surprised that this kid got in ED and now we know. Wow! I am guessing thats how colleges achieve their diversity goal.. admitting fake native Americans and hispanics.

Racism at its best!

My friend’s kid is Asian and probably can’t get into an Ivy due to their race unless they invent or discover a new planet. This is what they told me.

my kids are Asian and got into Ivy League schools without doing either. Your 'friend' is an idiot.

Is Newsweek wrong?

https://www.newsweek.com/why-are-ivy-league-schools-still-discriminating-against-asians-657081

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:About their race. Put down Native American and mexican. Got into an Ivy. Apparently DC has known for a while. I am not shocked as i know many kids probably lie but this just shows how rigged the system itself is. The entire school was surprised that this kid got in ED and now we know. Wow! I am guessing thats how colleges achieve their diversity goal.. admitting fake native Americans and hispanics.

Racism at its best!

My friend’s kid is Asian and probably can’t get into an Ivy due to their race unless they invent or discover a new planet. This is what they told me.

my kids are Asian and got into Ivy League schools without doing either. Your 'friend' is an idiot.

Uh oh. It’s the “Idiot Police” again.

There’s always someone here ready to label people an idiot or moron. Well, thank you for your scintillating commentary. You must be brilliant.

yeah - because the claim that Asians can't get into an ivy without discovering a new planet isn't a facially stupid comment. You think it's accurate? You think it's a rational comment steeped in evidence and data? Even as hyperbole it's dumb.

Sometimes people make idiotic statements. this is one of those times. Sorry if my characterization hits too close to home for you.

You don’t like facts then. It’s not about being an idiot. It’s about noted discrimination. Your fake apology and insults illustrate your inability to have an intelligent discussion.

Newsweek disagrees with you but why bother with facts. Just keep fluttering your hands and saying whatever comes to mind without thinking first.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So basically the point is missing. If you are willing to claim 3 percent of a demographic on 23 and me??? The system is corrupt.

More importantly people on dcum think its okay to say you are a native american based on 23 and me. Thats how corrupt the system is because the rich always find loopholes end up winning.

[Anonymous]

“More than a third of white students lie about their race on college applications, survey finds“

https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/education/577722-more-than-a-third-of-white-students-lie-about-their