Re: Lying about ethnicity.

"Kath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> "Shaun Webb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > You don't think that a college would withdraw an acceptance if an
> > applicant was found not to be of the claimed ethnicity?
> 
> How would the school determine this?  There are Black and Hispanic people
> who look and act more caucasion than I do.  Asking a student to verify
> his/her claimed ethnicity would seem ripe for some kind of discrimination
> claim.  In fact, I wonder how many students have lied about their ethnicity
> on college applications.  I'm sure it's rampant.

What does it mean to "act" more caucasian than you act?  

Anyways, I also believe it's rampant.  In fact I wouldn't be surprised
if a majority of native american accepted applicants are 100%
caucasian.

KSG