Multiracial Students Face Quandary On College Application

nytimes.com:

But students can now choose from a menu of new boxes of racial and ethnic categories -- because the Department of Education started requiring universities this past school year to comply with a broad federal edict to collect more information about race and ethnicity...So the number of applicants who identify themselves as multiracial has mushroomed, adding another layer of anxiety, soul- (and family-tree-) searching and even gamesmanship to the process.

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Comments

[marcagoff]

09:06 AM on 06/16/2011

To point out how ludicrous these made up labels are I will give you a funny eaxample. I have a friend who's family immigrated here from Africa when she was eighteen. She was born in Africa and now is an African American. Only one problem "She is White"

[marcagoff]

09:02 AM on 06/16/2011

There's no quandry about it. She would be insane not to check the box next to Black. I am a working class stiff with two kids in college. They were born with a disability. They were born WHITE. There is no help for them.

[Carl Brown]

04:27 PM on 06/15/2011

This would be a non-issue if everyone would just stick to their own race.

[Chris Bryer]

09:22 AM on 06/15/2011

It should be illegal to use race in any way, shape or form for any college admissions. Affirmative action is racist and it's long term effects are insidious.

I refuse to fill in my race on anything ever. It's a damn insult to me and should be to anyone.

[Lohikaarme]

06:52 PM on 06/14/2011

Race should only be used for medical reasons, i.e. to help identify and treat properly some diseases. Other than that we should not be asked what is our race.

[Jamal Alexander]

06:33 PM on 06/14/2011

Mark all that applies.

[Adrian Rodriguez21]

08:57 PM on 06/14/2011

Yup

[wmerr58523]

02:34 PM on 06/14/2011

What "Quandary"? write minority and get your schooling paid for. OMG, if you write white you will pay full price.

[AGooglyMinotaur]

03:05 PM on 06/14/2011

Or, in your case, just ignore schooling altogether...

[Jamal Alexander]

06:27 PM on 06/14/2011

You are beyond ignorant that it is sad. White students use financial aid just like anyone else.

[Chris Bryer]

09:22 AM on 06/15/2011

Question...should race be a factor in admissions?

[owahtaygoo]

01:53 PM on 06/14/2011

First we had bussing in grades 1-12, with so-so results. Now this pressure is the equivalent of bussing, only at the next level. The equality folks are out to ruin the university/college system.

[VA Jill]

01:44 PM on 06/14/2011

This is a pretty good example of how stupid "planned diversity" has become. What's more diverse than mulitracial identity? One of my grandsons is AA/WASP, another is Puerto Rican/WASP. Why should they be required to claim one or the other?

[jalicea2001]

12:28 PM on 06/14/2011

This story shows just how unfair and biased this whole race issue has become. The only determining factor on a college application should be citizenship to determine eligibility for programs and fees. Other than that the question of race should either be elective or removed completely.Race should not be a factor period.

[mysterlee]

03:15 PM on 06/14/2011

"Race should not be a factor period."

Thank you.

[Jamal Alexander]

06:35 PM on 06/14/2011

If that there only reality. But this is America.