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boost hierarchy

Post by dontrogerthat » Tue Jul 07, 2015 8:58 pm

Most people say that the only noticeable boosts for URM's are for AA, MA, PR, and NA.

What is the general consensus of boosts? I think it's obvious that AA get the most, but then who would you say gets the next biggest boost?
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Re: boost hierarchy

Post by Oskosh » Wed Jul 08, 2015 1:35 am

Black female
Black male
Ma/PR female
Ma/PR male

IMO... I don't know if there are any other groups that get a "boost."
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A. Nony Mouse

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Re: boost hierarchy

Post by A. Nony Mouse » Wed Jul 08, 2015 1:36 am

Native Americans.
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Re: boost hierarchy

Post by Oskosh » Wed Jul 08, 2015 1:38 am

A. Nony Mouse wrote:Native Americans.
Whoops I actually was just coming in here to edit my post. My bad. It sounds terrible but I seldom see them on mylsn.
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Re: boost hierarchy

Post by A. Nony Mouse » Wed Jul 08, 2015 2:06 am

I think the overall numbers are just really small.
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Re: boost hierarchy

Post by Robb » Wed Jul 08, 2015 7:57 am

Wow, I never realized just how low. Of the 42,841 LSN apps I have records of, only 169 identified themselves as "na", some form of "*native*", or some form of "*am*ind*". That 0.4%.
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Re: boost hierarchy

Post by 180kickflip » Wed Jul 08, 2015 12:46 pm

Aren't black male applicants fewer (and lower scoring) than black female applicants? I would think those factors would bump black males above females.
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Re: boost hierarchy

Post by AshburtonGrove » Wed Jul 08, 2015 6:09 pm

I've read multiple times here that AA males are a bit rarer than females, and thus more sought after
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