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International URM Splitter

Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 9:04 am
by 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.

Re: International URM Splitter

Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 10:52 am
by unc0mm0n1
Xixak wrote: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

Re: International URM Splitter

Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 11:59 am
by Phil Brooks
unc0mm0n1 wrote:
Xixak wrote: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.

Re: International URM Splitter

Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 12:03 pm
by 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.

Re: International URM Splitter

Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 12:25 pm
by Xixak
unc0mm0n1 wrote:
Xixak wrote: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.

Re: International URM Splitter

Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 3:11 pm
by applelover
Xixak wrote:
unc0mm0n1 wrote:
Xixak wrote: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.

Re: International URM Splitter

Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 9:44 pm
by 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!