International URM Splitter Forum

[Xixak]

I have a 3.1 GPA and 175 LSAT. I'm an African URM but I'm from Canada. Any ideas on what to expect during admissions in T-14? Is the T-6 even possible? Does it matter that I'm Canadian?

EDIT: Also a STEM major and have internships and extracurriculars if those softs matter much.

[unc0mm0n1]

I have a 3.1 GPA and 175 LSAT. I'm an African URM but I'm from Canada. Any ideas on what to expect during admissions in T-14? Is the T-6 even possible? Does it matter that I'm Canadian?

EDIT: Also a STEM major and have internships and extracurriculars if those softs matter much.

When you say African, do you mean you're black? I only ask because many times White/Arab Africans think they are URM even though they don't fall into that category.

Edit: Also I have read that international students are in a separate category anyway. http://www.top-law-schools.com/urm-applicant-faq.html

[Phil Brooks]

I have a 3.1 GPA and 175 LSAT. I'm an African URM but I'm from Canada. Any ideas on what to expect during admissions in T-14? Is the T-6 even possible? Does it matter that I'm Canadian?

EDIT: Also a STEM major and have internships and extracurriculars if those softs matter much.

When you say African, do you mean you're black? I only ask because many times White/Arab Africans think they are URM even though they don't fall into that category.

Edit: Also I have read that international students are in a separate category anyway. http://www.top-law-schools.com/urm-applicant-faq.html

Wow, I am very curious about this. What is the separate category for international students? Does it have a lower admissions rate? Also, are you "international" if you did UG in the US (but are a non-US citizen)?

Thanks.

[Phil Brooks]

Also to the OP just a word of caution. Canadians are in a tough spot. Being "Canadian" means you are different enough that you get passed over for Americans, but not different enough that you are considered to add to the diversity of the school.

It may be markedly different for African Canadians though.

[Xixak]

I have a 3.1 GPA and 175 LSAT. I'm an African URM but I'm from Canada. Any ideas on what to expect during admissions in T-14? Is the T-6 even possible? Does it matter that I'm Canadian?

EDIT: Also a STEM major and have internships and extracurriculars if those softs matter much.

When you say African, do you mean you're black? I only ask because many times White/Arab Africans think they are URM even though they don't fall into that category.

Edit: Also I have read that international students are in a separate category anyway. http://www.top-law-schools.com/urm-applicant-faq.html

Black African.

Man my GPA has just locked me out of top schools if I don't get an AA boost.

[applelover]

I have a 3.1 GPA and 175 LSAT. I'm an African URM but I'm from Canada. Any ideas on what to expect during admissions in T-14? Is the T-6 even possible? Does it matter that I'm Canadian?

EDIT: Also a STEM major and have internships and extracurriculars if those softs matter much.

When you say African, do you mean you're black? I only ask because many times White/Arab Africans think they are URM even though they don't fall into that category.

Edit: Also I have read that international students are in a separate category anyway. http://www.top-law-schools.com/urm-applicant-faq.html

Black African.



Man my GPA has just locked me out of top schools if I don't get an AA boost.

You won't get the AA boost because you're not AA. However, there have been claims that international black applicants receive a boost, but it is not the same as the AA boost.

[toliveNdieNLA]

I just want to share that the AA boost is not exclusive to African Americans within the Black race.

Blacks who are native-born Africans, 1st/2nd African immigrants, Afro-Caribeeans, and Bi-Racial Blacks receive the same AA boost as African Americans. For instance not all the Blacks at Harvard undergrad are African American, rather a growing number are 1st/2nd generation Africans or from the Caribbean.

The only instance where the full benefits of AA do not come into play for a Black applicant is if they are not a legal resident of the United States. Thus if you are not a U.S. born citizen, a naturalized U.S. citizen, or a U.S. resident alien (green card holder), you will not get the bump. You may however get a bump for being a international, I don't know how measurable that is.

Best of Luck!