Anonymous wrote:I’ve read it’s appropriate and allowed, but I am not sure if it should be.

That probably means you are white hispanic

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Anonymous wrote:People from Spain are European. This just highlights the absurdity of the system.

This. American racial categories are so f*cked up.

Blame the white supremacists who made someone's skin pigmentation a "bad" thing.

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I’ve had a hard time with my Hispanic son and the racial box. He thinks of himself as white hispanic and presents that way, but his genetic data shows what a true mix he is.

It’s been awkward convincing him to share his other heritage.

There is no racial box, idiots.

SC ruled against AA last year.

To be clear:

(1) You are responding to an older thread, from 2023, just after SFFA. The thread was bumped for no good reason whatsoever, yet no one seems to notice.

(2) The boxes remain in Common App. College admissions offices do not see these data fields when reviewing apps. The data are collected so that colleges can comply with federal reporting requirements for the enrolled class - this is how they get the info for the Common Data Set.

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Anonymous wrote:I thought Scotus ended this tomfoolery?

it pretty much did

nah. they just use other factors and their essay ?s which basically ask you to tell them your race/minority status.

What about the National Hispanic Recognition award from the PSAT? Will they consider that?

DS listed it (and AA recognition) along with NMSF on his common app.

This is the way.

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I’ve had a hard time with my Hispanic son and the racial box. He thinks of himself as white hispanic and presents that way, but his genetic data shows what a true mix he is.

It’s been awkward convincing him to share his other heritage.

There is no racial box, idiots.

SC ruled against AA last year.

There are questions in Common App.

* Are you Hispanic or Latino/a/x?

* 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

*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

*Which best describes your Black or African American background? (You may select one or more)

- U.S. / African American
- Africa
- Caribbean
- Other

*Which best describes your White background? (You may select one or more)

- Europe
- Middle East
- Other

I know of a girl of Spanish descent with a last name that would be common in Mexico. She got into a T20 ED but isn’t the most compelling candidate or best student. No more box checking but her last name couldn’t be more “Hispanic.” She probably wrote an essay related to her Hispanic heritage.

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I’ve had a hard time with my Hispanic son and the racial box. He thinks of himself as white hispanic and presents that way, but his genetic data shows what a true mix he is.

It’s been awkward convincing him to share his other heritage.

Same. I have a kid who is Anglo, Latino, AfroLatino but is white presenting with light hair and light eyes.

I told him to check the box - his last name is also a typical Latino name (like Lopez or Suarez).

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I’ve had a hard time with my Hispanic son and the racial box. He thinks of himself as white hispanic and presents that way, but his genetic data shows what a true mix he is.

It’s been awkward convincing him to share his other heritage.

There is no racial box, idiots.

SC ruled against AA last year.

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Anonymous wrote:I thought Scotus ended this tomfoolery?

it pretty much did

nah. they just use other factors and their essay ?s which basically ask you to tell them your race/minority status.

What about the National Hispanic Recognition award from the PSAT? Will they consider that?

DS listed it (and AA recognition) along with NMSF on his common app.

Mine listed it too - National Hispanic Recognition Program for high PSAT scores. They have South American heritage.

As long as colleges continue to factor in race and ethnicity, people are going to check the boxes that are available to them. I personally think income should be the only thing that matters. Because there are a lot of very high income blacks and hispanics who really don't need any boost at all that are checking boxes. But I don't make the rules.

I’ve had a hard time with my Hispanic son and the racial box. He thinks of himself as white hispanic and presents that way, but his genetic data shows what a true mix he is.

It’s been awkward convincing him to share his other heritage.

That's not the same thing that's immoral. Yall colonized and enslaved them.

^^ DS is multiracial (Anglo, Latino, and AA). Both parents are mixed (Anglo/Latino and AfroLatino)

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Anonymous wrote:I thought Scotus ended this tomfoolery?

it pretty much did

nah. they just use other factors and their essay ?s which basically ask you to tell them your race/minority status.

What about the National Hispanic Recognition award from the PSAT? Will they consider that?

DS listed it (and AA recognition) along with NMSF on his common app.

Anonymous wrote:In the US hispanic/latino means with ancestry from latin america. I wish they would get rid of the term and just flat out say latin america to avoid confusion.

No. The Federal government, and many state governments, include people from Spain as Hispanic.

Anonymous wrote:Do you think Hilaria Baldwin will tell her kids to check the Hispanic box when they're old enough to apply to colleges?

I think you mean cajita, and of course.