How do I identify myself on common app?Answered
So I'm Brazilian and so are my parents, and of course I put myself down as Hispanic. The thing is, I don't know if I should put myself down as black or not. My fathers parents are both of African descent (but still born in Brazil) and my grandfather on my moms side is of African descent (born in Brazil) but my grandmother on my moms side is a mix of African and European descent, so I don't know if I should put myself down as just black or just white. Also, my mother (as in her skin tone) is more white due to genetics, which worries me because I am afraid of accidently lying on college applications.
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I'm Afro-Brazilian too! I'm doing Quesbridge, not Common App, so I don't know what the options are on that application but what I did was click Latinx and Black even though I am of a lighter complexion. If you feel uncomfortable doing that, you can always put two or more races.
Just put mixed or like two or more races, cause you're technically not lying when u say that.
I don't really know all too much about this, but don't be worried about "lying". If you consider yourself to racially be mixed, black, white, whatever, you are more than within your right to identify yourself as that on the Common App. Also, if you are really concerned, you can write a quick note about this in the additional information section.
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