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Is Putting "Prefer Not to Say" Race On College Apps a Good Strategy?
I am a Indian high school senior with a 5.05 GPA and 1540 SAT planning on applying to a few T20 school, and I've heard that Asians in general have a disadvantage when it comes to college admissions. Should I put "prefer not to say" as my race, or is this a red flag to college admission officers?
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• 8 days ago
I'm going to be honest, if you're full Indian, your last name might give it away anyway, so there's probably no point in trying to hide it. I have a very common Asian last name, so even it if I put "prefer not to say" they'd know unless I happened to be mixed or something.
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Unweighted GPA: 3.7
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SAT: 720 math
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Lucked out on this, my last name is Joseph. The interview will probably give it away for both of us though.