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Question
Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 1:50 am
by tal32123
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Re: Question
Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 2:09 am
by jrsbaseball5
The URM term comes from those who are underrepresented in the legal profession as compared to the country as a whole.
These are fake numbers, but if for example there are 13% AA's in the country as a whole, but only 2% in the legal profession they are underrepresented.
As far as what you should put down just be consistent with whatever you have filled out in past forms such as your undergrad application. It would be frowned upon for you to claim one race consistently in the past and then switch it for law school for the boost.
Re: Question
Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 2:28 am
by tal32123
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Re: Question
Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 2:55 am
by Ludo!
If you keep posting on this site, stay away from the poster JNE. ywia
Re: Question
Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 3:00 am
by John_rizzy_rawls
You're white. Just put white.
Also, stop making threads.
Re: Question
Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 3:52 am
by Ti Malice
tal32123 wrote:I'm American Israeli (Yes I'm Jewish). Anyways would I be considered underrepresented? I mean we are under 2% of the population whereas African Americans are over 13% and Hispanics are 17% give or take.
Is this a joke?
Re: Question
Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 4:02 am
by jump_man
John_rizzy_rawls wrote:You're white. Just put white.
Also, stop making threads.
Being Jewish does not necessarily mean you are white. There are Jews of all different backgrounds and races. OP mentioned he/she is Sephardic, so they could be from North Africa.
Yes, I know that middle-easterners are grouped in the "white people" category, but not all North Africans identify themselves as middle-eastern. Depends where you come from. Even if OP doesn't get a URM boost, it could make for an interesting personal statement.
Best of luck OP!
Re: Question
Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 4:35 am
by rinkrat19
I'm pretty sure Jews/Americans of Israeli descent are hugely overrepresented in the legal field. Luckily for you, law schools don't really penalize an applicant for being an ORM, unlike Asian kids trying to get into top undergrad programs, for example. You'll just be treated like a boring white person.
Re: Question
Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 5:07 am
by tal32123
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Re: Question
Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 5:13 am
by tal32123
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Re: Question
Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 11:25 am
by PRgradBYU
John_rizzy_rawls wrote:You're white. Just put white.
Also, stop making threads.
Re: Question
Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 6:00 pm
by californiauser
You're asking if Jews are underrepresented in the field of law? Not sure if serious...
Re: Question
Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 7:52 pm
by bosmer88
tal32123 wrote:I'm American Israeli. Anyways would I be considered underrepresented? I'm Jewish/Sephardic which means that my people were descendants of Spain or something like that. I mean we are under 2% of the population whereas African Americans are over 13% and Hispanics are 17% give or take. I don't want to get into a huge debate, just curious if I'd be considered underrepresented. Also what would I put under the nationality or race section? I mean, I was born in the united states. I'm a dual citizen of America and Israel (my parents also are a whole bunch of nationalities, but they my dad was born in America and my mom Israel and that's pretty much all I remember). So anyways what should I put in the race/nationality section? And again I'm not trying to spark a debate about race or anything, just curious what I should put down for my specific situation. Thanks
OP, because you listed yourself as Jewish/Sephardic (of Spanish descent), I believe you would be considered white for admissions purposes in the US. Whether you decide to pick White Hispanic (origins in Spain or Latin America) or Non Hispanic White (origins in Europe/Middle East/Northern Africa) is totally up to you and which one you think best captures your identity. You aren't getting a boost from either of those categories anyway.
Concerning nationality, you could list both the Israeli and American citizenship. Your nationality will only include citizenships that you hold at that moment.
Re: Question
Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 9:56 pm
by tal32123
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Re: Question
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 7:06 pm
by phillywc
I'm a Jew and this topic made me cringe so hard.
Just accept that you are an ORM.
Re: Question
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 9:26 pm
by tal32123
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Re: Question
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 10:21 pm
by jump_man
tal32123 wrote:phillywc wrote:I'm a Jew and this topic made me cringe so hard.
Just accept that you are an ORM.
Lmao relax I accept it :p I just wanted to know if sephardic was considered hispanic or not.
FYI,
Cardozo was Sephardi, but most people don't consider him Hispanic/Latino.
Re: Question
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 10:26 pm
by hephaestus
PRgradBYU wrote:John_rizzy_rawls wrote:You're white. Just put white.
Also, stop making threads.
Re: Question
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 11:40 pm
by tal32123
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