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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are starting the process of college visits, and have realized in the process that our DS is officially of Hispanic origin based on the fact his Grandmother was born and raised in a Latino country and immigrated here as an adult.  We do not speak Spanish in the household.  The only things Hispanic he is exposed to are my late mother's recipes for various dishes from her country of origin and his Spanish class in high school.  Initially our thought was to not identify as Hispanic, but every person I talk to says we are crazy not to.  Even the other day, I had a conversation with a perfect stranger at a gathering who is in a similar situation, where one grandparent was from a country in South America.  Even though they raised their children predominantly with American (and Jewish) culture, they are claiming Hispanic descent on college applications.  She also told me that we are just hurting ourselves by not doing so.

Now I am having second thoughts about this.  If everyone else is doing this, then are we potentially giving up a spot by not checking that box?

I think the whole definition should change so that an applicant must have at least one half Hispanic origin or that the parent of the applicant must have been born in a Hispanic country.  I am so torn, but I don't want to hurt my DS's chances of getting into his dream school.

Anyone else in this situation?  What did you do?
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DS doesn't sound Hispanic to me, given very little blood and very shallow exposure to language/ history/ customs.

I wouldn't mark Hispanic.[/quote]

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