U.S. colleges are set to release their essay prompts on Tuesday when the common application used by many schools becomes public for the upcoming admissions cycle. Many high school counselors are uncertain how students should handle questions of race and identity in their essays, Perez said. They also are wary that if they mention race in student recommendations, they will be inviting scrutiny or violating the court's order. "The general feeling with school counselors right now is mostly anxiety," Perez said. Private admissions counselors have already started working with students of color on essays that discuss their cultural heritage.

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Persons: upending, John Roberts, Timothy Fields, Kevin McKenna, Amin Abdul, Malik Gonzalez, Angel Perez, Perez, Shereem Herndon, Brown, Fields, Sharon Bernstein, Colleen Jenkins, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: Emory University, Emory, U.S, Supreme, Sarah Lawrence College, Reuters, Wesleyan University, National Association for College, College, Connecticut, Thomson Locations: Atlanta, California, Michigan, Yonkers , New York, Connecticut, New York