Many white students lied about their race to improve chances of admission
From the outside (Europe) you have to ask yourself why the US even recognizes such a thing as race. To start with, it&#x27;s hard to define precisely. It also seems to be at odds with the idea of individual responsibility, and individual identity. Just let young people, who have not yet formed their identities, apply. And judge them by individual criteria, not what groups they happen to be part of.<p>There&#x27;s also a very superficial idea of diversity presented. Is your university really going to be diverse from simply having people with different skin color? Having varying skin tones does not tell you for instance whether all the institution&#x27;s students are wealthy or poor. Or if they grew up in the same place. Or have the same attitudes, which I suppose is the real diversity that you want to have.<p>As for lying about it, you can&#x27;t really be surprised. If there&#x27;s no checking, and people think ticking one box puts them at an advantage, why wouldn&#x27;t they? Surely many of them have a similar attitude to race as what I&#x27;m writing, and why would you set yourself backward unjustly?