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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just went back and checked. This is the set of questions asked on the Common Application, and in this order:

Are you Hispanic or Latino/a/x?
 Yes No

Which best describes your Hispanic or Latino/a/x background? (You may select one or more)
 Central America
 Cuba
 Mexico
 Puerto Rico
 South America
 Spain
 Other
Specify other Hispanic or Latino/a/x background
 
Regardless of your answer to the prior question, please indicate how you identify yourself. (You may select one or more)
 American Indian or Alaska Native
 Asian
 Black or African American
 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
 White
Please tell us about your tribal identity or affiliation
 
Are you enrolled in a federally recognized tribe?
 Yes No

Which best describes your White background? (You may select one or more)
 Europe
 Middle East
 Other
Specify other White background

[b]Most Latinos don't consider themselves to be white[/b] because they know they're not considered white by white people. So, when you ask the Latino question separate from race, you end up with a huge number of Native Americans who are actually just Latinos. That's also because Latinos, when told to place themselves into a set of boxes that don't fit, often pick the closest thing, which is usually going to be some combo of white and Native American, since most Latinos are mestizo (a mix of indigenous and European ancestry). The question about your federally recognized tribe can be used by schools to cull all those Latinos from the Native American group, which they hopefully are doing.[/quote]

That might be true of the general population, but I'm not so sure it's true when you look at the "Latino" populations at Ivy League schools.[/quote]

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