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Re:Colleges that ditched admission tests find it harder to f... by filoleg on Saturday October 22, 2022 @04:11PM (#33301748)
> When I was in high school we were advised, in no uncertain terms, that the mixed race students should not hesitate to identify with their non-white ancestry on their application and that doing so gives them an advantage.

One important caveat to this - I am not quite sure this would accomplish the desired effect if the other parent of such a kid was asian. Listing themselves as an asian instead of white for pretty much all top schools would almost definitely decrease their chances.

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Re:Colleges that ditched admission tests find it harder to f... by BuyMyBitcoins on Saturday October 22, 2022 @04:28PM (#33301909)
That was actually a big concern. Especially for the Pacific Islander students who were worried about being lumped in with Asians. Nevertheless, they were still advised to identify as Asian/Pacific Islander rather than White.
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