I admit.. I have debated checking hispanic or alaskan native before.. because there are advantages especially in alaska as an alaskan native in regards to employment.. however.. at an in-person interview.. they'd laugh at me.. a lot... lying would only hurt my chances. On top of that i am proud of my heritage even if it has no perks.

"I'm native".. can you imagine their reaction XD

I have not lied about my heritage but being asian with an American name, I have surprised people, namely in interviews. They're usually expecting maybe someone Polish or European, but definitely not Korean.

Unless you count on St. Patrick's Day, I do love a Kiss Me I'm Irish tshirt. I also told my coworkers I came out on National Coming Out Day and I'm not homosexual.

So, I guess I have lied, but most of the time it's pretty obvious that I'm lying ;)

I haven't, but honestly, I wouldn't judge someone who has. I don't see why college applications, scholarships, etc., should be considering race or ethnicity to begin with. We can't claim that we want to be valued for *who* we are and then demand special treatment for *what* we are. We should compete on our own academic and professional merits.

I do, however, sometimes decline to identify as anything, because when that's an option, I think it's better for everyone that we just leave race out of it. I guess that could be considered trying to gain an advantage because when I don't let them know I'm white, maybe they assume I could be a minority. That's not why I do it, but I guess it could conceivably have given me an edge somewhere.

I don't believe we should all strive for some culture-neutral, racially-neutral society (it drives me batty when people talk about the "melting pot"...it's not "melting," it's "melDing," as in mixing, not forcing everyone to be the same), but there should be some arenas where race is not considered, such as school, work, medical care, etc. I say, if you lie to get an advantage, that's not really any less moral than claiming an unfair advantage without lying.