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Afghani?
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 1:25 am
by avacado
My dad is Afghani hazara, and most of my family members are refugees in Iran.. is this an URM?
Re: Afghani?
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 1:27 am
by holydonkey
avacado wrote:My dad is Afghani hazara, and most of my family members are refugees in Iran.. is this an URM?
nope
Re: Afghani?
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 1:28 am
by nyyankees
yes that is an underrepresented group and a minority. no you will not get a boost. sorry. write a compelling DS
Re: Afghani?
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 4:41 pm
by newyorker88
avacado wrote:My dad is Afghani hazara, and most of my family members are refugees in Iran.. is this an URM?
No it is not a URM. Afghani's are not underrepresented in law school based on their US population.
*edited for clarification
Re: Afghani?
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 2:29 am
by avacado
do u mean underrepresented in law schools?
Re: Afghani?
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 2:43 am
by APimpNamedSlickback
write a good diversity statement. i would certainly value your life experiences, and my sense is that adcoms would as well. good luck.
Re: Afghani?
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 4:23 am
by newyorker88
avacado wrote:do u mean underrepresented in law schools?
If you're referring to me, yes.