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I believe you can check any race and they will never question it. You could state you identify as Black and so long as the name and application looks 'black', t
by bushbaba 4y ago
I believe you can check any race and they will never question it. You could state you identify as Black and so long as the name and application looks 'black', they'll never know. You'll start your first day at university and what will they do, ask you to take a genetic test?
- 999900000999 4y agoAs a thought experiment couldn't you just say your from South Africa. Thus being "African American". For the record I hate affirmative action, but I also hate the notion of having some elite 10 schools everyone strives to get into. You can do just fine going to a state school, and you'll probably have a much more relaxed experienced. You can also do what I did and hit 100k no degree at all. With all this talk of student loan forgiveness, maybe we need to rethink the role of college. It doesn't need to be an automatic first step into adulthood, you can learn a great deal working for a few years beforehand.
- AussieWog93 4y agoHoly shit, my wife's a Saffa and I'd never considered the fact that it means my daughter technically has African heritage in her. Sadly, I can't imagine it being much use when she's old enough to go to university. Most of the (African) black people in Australia come from recent migrant backgrounds, are fairly religious/conservative and believe strongly in education. I suspect they'd run into similar problems to Asians if we had the same affirmative action policies down here in Aus.
- bushbaba 4y agoFriend who’s a white South African did exactly this. Ended up getting a full ride. First day let’s just say OMED didn’t know how to handle it and just brushed it off.
- 999900000999 4y agoI even suggested this to some folks I met while traveling. Awesome it worked out for your friend!