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- lushka
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Russian Immigrant, help please?
i understand Im not a URM,
born in Ukraine, moved as a young child
should i write a diversity statement etc, and if yes, what should i focus on in the letter? thanks
born in Ukraine, moved as a young child
should i write a diversity statement etc, and if yes, what should i focus on in the letter? thanks
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Re: Russian Immigrant, help please?
If you bring diversity to the class then write a DS if you want. Write about how you are diverse (aka not WASP-y).
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Re: Russian Immigrant, help please?
lushka wrote:i understand Im not a URM,
born in Ukraine, moved as a young child
should i write a diversity statement etc, and if yes, what should i focus on in the letter? thanks
When I was a kid and lived in West Germany, my dad told me that the Soviets had to cook hamburgers in their armpits. I believed him (I was in the first grade).
I take it that this is false, so you can't write about it in your DS.
However, you surely can write a diversity statement that can help your application just a tiny bit. Just focus on "having a different point of view." "Hardworking immigrant parents" is not the best way to go, even if it is true, because it is too much about them an not really about you. You can mention them, of course, but make sure to focus on "your different point of view." Somehow, tie it to your PS, without it being quite the same thing.
- General Tso
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Re: Russian Immigrant, help please?
so you are ethnically russian but born in ukraine?
- Aeroplane
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Re: Russian Immigrant, help please?
My situation was similar. I wrote a DS. About the issues my family & I faced, parallels to other experiences in my life, and how/why it would make me a good addition to the school's community.lushka wrote:i understand Im not a URM,
born in Ukraine, moved as a young child
should i write a diversity statement etc, and if yes, what should i focus on in the letter? thanks
- General Tso
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Re: Russian Immigrant, help please?
no offense guys but I don't think this background is incredibly unique. there are tons of former Soviet people in the US (my g/f is among them).
that's especially true since you grew up in the US
that's especially true since you grew up in the US
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Re: Russian Immigrant, help please?
You don't need to be incredibly unique to write a DS.General Tso wrote:no offense guys but I don't think this background is incredibly unique. there are tons of former Soviet people in the US (my g/f is among them).
that's especially true since you grew up in the US
There are tons of Hispanics in the U.S., does this mean that they should not write a DS?
- General Tso
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Re: Russian Immigrant, help please?
Do they write DS's? I don't know... I would think just checking ethnicity would be enough to get the URM boost.bk187 wrote:You don't need to be incredibly unique to write a DS.General Tso wrote:no offense guys but I don't think this background is incredibly unique. there are tons of former Soviet people in the US (my g/f is among them).
that's especially true since you grew up in the US
There are tons of Hispanics in the U.S., does this mean that they should not write a DS?
I think Latinos may be even more underrepresented than former USSR people at law schools. I mean I attend a school in California and even there I think we had in my section at least 3-5 former USSR people and fewer than that Latinos.
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Re: Russian Immigrant, help please?
You said US pop at first, I would agree that ex-Soviets could be more common than Hispanics.General Tso wrote:Do they write DS's? I don't know... I would think just checking ethnicity would be enough to get the URM boost.
I think Latinos may be even more underrepresented than former USSR people at law schools. I mean I attend a school in California and even there I think we had in my section at least 3-5 former USSR people and fewer than that Latinos.
Why wouldn't you write a DS? Other than the fact that not all schools have an option for PR/MX (some just have Hispanic and do not subdivide), it can't really hurt if it is well-written. I understand that it probably won't help that much, but if you can spin a well-written tale of diversity (which I believe you can for even the "common" minority backgrounds), there doesn't seem to be a reason not to.
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Re: Russian Immigrant, help please?
You don't have to be URM to write a diversity statement. Talk about something from your background that makes you an interesting contribution to the student body and would make you a better lawyer. I think you should milk every opportunity you get to write more about yourself and use it to drive home the point that you'd be an excellent student and person to have at their school.
- MTal
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Re: Russian Immigrant, help please?
Poshel na huy, merzkya tvar.
- General Tso
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Re: Russian Immigrant, help please?
do you feel better now?MTal wrote:Poshel na huy, merzkya tvar.
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- Raskolnikoff
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Re: Russian Immigrant, help please?
ни хуя себе, сказал я себе...MTal wrote:Poshel na huy, merzkya tvar.
- MTal
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Re: Russian Immigrant, help please?
We know how you feel about huy's, Rask.Raskolnikoff wrote:ни хуя себе, сказал я себе...MTal wrote:Poshel na huy, merzkya tvar.
- Raskolnikoff
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Re: Russian Immigrant, help please?
и как-же это?..MTal wrote:We know how you feel about huy's, Rask.Raskolnikoff wrote:ни хуя себе, сказал я себе...MTal wrote:Poshel na huy, merzkya tvar.
- solotee
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Re: Russian Immigrant, help please?
Chto za razborki?
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Re: Russian Immigrant, help please?
That's it.
I'm calling the FBI. Maybe we can work out another spy-swap.
I'm calling the FBI. Maybe we can work out another spy-swap.