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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Her advice is not to mention [/quote]

I’m surprised! She used to say Jewish kids should not write about ethnicity in essays, but everyone else should. I would have expected her to say Jewish kids should mention now but rest should not. [/quote]

Bc of trump. 
If you write about being black, brown, orange, whatever, and are admitted, it may allow more scrutiny of your application. That perhaps an AO considered your race in a way that was improper and not in a way entirely focused on "merit" (look at the press release after the "deal" with brown focused on enforcing "merit-based standards":
https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/07/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-secures-major-settlement-with-brown-university/)

So now - don't write about it AT ALL. Don't disclose it openly at all. If it's listed in your activities bc you are part of the native american students' affinity club, so be it.[/quote]

But the orange man doesn't get to see your essay.  Schools only send GPA and Test scores to DOE.  
I still don't understand.

And what about white or asian kids, can they write about it?  [/quote]

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