I am Armenian, there is a couple of us left in this world. What are my chances as far as being a URM?
Quote from: deedeeleigh on July 23, 2008, 05:24:55 PMQuote from: Maddie on July 23, 2008, 05:20:53 PMURM = African American or Native American.Nothing else *really* matters. Some schools care if you are Hispanic, others don't. (And none care unless you are Mexican or Puerto Rican.) You might get a couple of extra points (1 or 2) on the LSAT if you are Hispanic, but that's it. I don't think being Asian American helps or hurts you.I don't think this is true at all. Yes, AA's and NA's may get a larger boost, but I don't think it's as cut and dry as all that. URM really does mean under represented. If a school doesn't have a large representation of a certain group, they may very well be willing to look past the applicant's numbers. At the very least, it could keep an applicant from being an auto-reject. It might take you out of auto-reject, but realistically AA's and NA's get a SIGNIFICANTLY larger boost than Hispanics. I'm not saying that's good or bad, just saying. Check LSN. Hispanics get a tiny boost, but it's nothing compared to the other groups, and it's nothing compared to the boosts Hispanics get for UG.
Quote from: Maddie on July 23, 2008, 05:20:53 PMURM = African American or Native American.Nothing else *really* matters. Some schools care if you are Hispanic, others don't. (And none care unless you are Mexican or Puerto Rican.) You might get a couple of extra points (1 or 2) on the LSAT if you are Hispanic, but that's it. I don't think being Asian American helps or hurts you.I don't think this is true at all. Yes, AA's and NA's may get a larger boost, but I don't think it's as cut and dry as all that. URM really does mean under represented. If a school doesn't have a large representation of a certain group, they may very well be willing to look past the applicant's numbers. At the very least, it could keep an applicant from being an auto-reject.
URM = African American or Native American.Nothing else *really* matters. Some schools care if you are Hispanic, others don't. (And none care unless you are Mexican or Puerto Rican.) You might get a couple of extra points (1 or 2) on the LSAT if you are Hispanic, but that's it. I don't think being Asian American helps or hurts you.
Quote from: Maddie on July 23, 2008, 06:51:54 PMQuote from: deedeeleigh on July 23, 2008, 05:24:55 PMQuote from: Maddie on July 23, 2008, 05:20:53 PMURM = African American or Native American.Nothing else *really* matters. Some schools care if you are Hispanic, others don't. (And none care unless you are Mexican or Puerto Rican.) You might get a couple of extra points (1 or 2) on the LSAT if you are Hispanic, but that's it. I don't think being Asian American helps or hurts you.I don't think this is true at all. Yes, AA's and NA's may get a larger boost, but I don't think it's as cut and dry as all that. URM really does mean under represented. If a school doesn't have a large representation of a certain group, they may very well be willing to look past the applicant's numbers. At the very least, it could keep an applicant from being an auto-reject. It might take you out of auto-reject, but realistically AA's and NA's get a SIGNIFICANTLY larger boost than Hispanics. I'm not saying that's good or bad, just saying. Check LSN. Hispanics get a tiny boost, but it's nothing compared to the other groups, and it's nothing compared to the boosts Hispanics get for UG.Dee doesn't need to check LSN...she's hispanic and participated in last year's cycle with mucho success.
I'm just making an observation for future applicants to put their numbers in perspective.
Quote from: Maddie on July 23, 2008, 09:10:35 PM I'm just making an observation for future applicants to put their numbers in perspective.Everyone should keep their numbers in perspective and not assume anything. Because it's not a guaranteed bump for all AA's or NA's either. But I still disagree that the boost for Hispanics is as small as you're making it out to be, and I don't necessarily think LSN is representative of URM's experience. Also different schools view Hispanics differently (some do seem to only give a boost to Mexicans, others are broader).
Armenians are definitely not URM. Unlike most white America, you actually ARE Caucasian (I'm sorry that word is so ridiculous, I'm not from the Caucuses therefore why should I be identified as Caucasian?)If I'm from the island of Manhattan and am generally a peaceful person, then I am a Pacific Islander, no?
Well he's had it in for me ever since I kinda ran over his dog... Well, replace the word "kinda" with "repeatedly" and the word "dog" with "son."
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