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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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.[/quote]

Think what you want. Kids lie about their ethnicity/race , embellish their EC’s etc. Even Rick Singer advised his clients to lie about ethnicity.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7046991/William-Singer-advised-clients-lie-ethnicity-college-admissions-scam.html

You don’t want to believe that a white Caucasian kid lied about their race/ethnicity then don’t believe it. But don’t accuse me of lying. I know enough about the kid to know that they lied. [/quote]

You're going to use The Daily Mail as a reliable source....? That simply says you don't even know what a reliable source really is.

Anyway, I didn't use the term lying - you did. I accused of behaving badly and repeating mean-spirited gossip about a situation you clearly don't know about. You also don't know about genetics and how they work. That white-passing kid may not be as white as you think. I know plenty of people with various backgrounds that you would assume are lily white, but they are not. Genetics.. learn about them.

Also:

- Why is this your business? 
- Why do you think it's okay to gossip about a teenager on a public forum? 
- Did you actually see the application that was submitted? 
- Were you present for the admissions meetings to decide on the merits of the application? 
- Did you confirm that the college did not use the software referenced below to determine the authenticity of the tribal number? 
- Have you done a deep dive into his heritage to know the exact details of his family history beyond your assumptions based on looks?

Unless you can answer yes to any of those questions above then you are nothing but a mean-spirited parent who has nothing better to do than put others down. Grow up and concentrate on your own kid.[/quote]

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