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		hindsightbias on Oct 26, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Test scores are not irrelevant I wonder if a court would allow Asian teenagers to change their last name…

googlryas on Oct 26, 2022 [–]

As someone who applied to college too long ago to remember anything - do you self-provide your demographics? Or do they try to guess what race/ethnicity you are based on your name?

fakedang on Oct 26, 2022 | [–]

They ask you to explicitly mention in the application. You can choose not to disclose, but then they'll try to guess it themselves.

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