Am I a URM???/Is___ race/circumstance considered URM?? Forum

[A. Nony Mouse]

If you want to discuss affirmative action, there is a thread reserved for that in the lounge. Please don't discuss it in this thread, as it tends to take other threads off-topic. This thread is intended to answer questions about how different groups are are seen, but not to debate the appropriateness of those views.

[negligee]

I'm ethnically Chinese (and I'm an international student but that's probably irrelevant) and a woman. Does this combination have any bearing on my chances? I'm aware that students who identify as Asian are not considered as URM, though.

[The Mixed Tape]

no

[negligee]

no

Haha thanks.

[smart-comment]

Hey guys, half black (Nigerian dad) and half Arab (Algerian mom). They don't have a North African/arab option, so supposedly I'm Caucasian to them as stupid as that sounds.

Would a half black bi racial male get a URM boost as much as the regular full black folk? And would I be able to write a diversity statement?

Thanks.

[twenty]

Hey guys, half black (Nigerian dad) and half Arab (Algerian mom). They don't have a North African/arab option, so supposedly I'm Caucasian to them as stupid as that sounds.

Would a half black bi racial male get a URM boost as much as the regular full black folk? And would I be able to write a diversity statement?

Thanks.

Yes and yes.

[cdotson2]

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[fishbulb]

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[smart-comment]

I think this discussion shows just how ridiculous the legal education field is when it comes to race. Under these guidelines, someone who is from El Salvador or Nicaragua wouldn't be considered a URM. Under these guidelines, a woman from Afghanistan would not be considered a URM. Under these guidelines every "Asian" is lumped together. A poor immigrant from Indonesia would be in the same category as a well-off person from Japan. North Africans like Egyptians, Tunisians - in fact anyone from the MENA category - is considered not only NOT a URM - but white. Even a dark skinned Arab wouldn't be able to be considered a URM. With all the post-9/11 discrimination, there is a serious case for changing the way law schools look at race. Are they trying to create a diverse class? Or are they picking four ethnicities to focus on so they can show a boost in numbers to pretend like diversity is actually there when it is not?

Couldn't agree more lol. The arab being considered European thing is pretty retarded. We're looking at two COMPLETELY different ethnicity here.
So why not consider Indians African? I mean they have dark skin right?

[PrezRand]

Do they really care how diverse you are? I mean, if you are black, hispanic, native american, or etc, is that enough? Or do they actually look at where you come from?

[A. Nony Mouse]

I think this discussion shows just how ridiculous the legal education field is when it comes to race. Under these guidelines, someone who is from El Salvador or Nicaragua wouldn't be considered a URM. Under these guidelines, a woman from Afghanistan would not be considered a URM. Under these guidelines every "Asian" is lumped together. A poor immigrant from Indonesia would be in the same category as a well-off person from Japan. North Africans like Egyptians, Tunisians - in fact anyone from the MENA category - is considered not only NOT a URM - but white. Even a dark skinned Arab wouldn't be able to be considered a URM. With all the post-9/11 discrimination, there is a serious case for changing the way law schools look at race. Are they trying to create a diverse class? Or are they picking four ethnicities to focus on so they can show a boost in numbers to pretend like diversity is actually there when it is not?

Couldn't agree more lol. The arab being considered European thing is pretty retarded. We're looking at two COMPLETELY different ethnicity here.
So why not consider Indians African? I mean they have dark skin right?

If you want to debate the appropriateness of URM boost/racial classifications/treatment of different groups, do so in the affirmative action thread. This thread is only for discussing which groups are considered URMs.

[smart-comment]

I think this discussion shows just how ridiculous the legal education field is when it comes to race. Under these guidelines, someone who is from El Salvador or Nicaragua wouldn't be considered a URM. Under these guidelines, a woman from Afghanistan would not be considered a URM. Under these guidelines every "Asian" is lumped together. A poor immigrant from Indonesia would be in the same category as a well-off person from Japan. North Africans like Egyptians, Tunisians - in fact anyone from the MENA category - is considered not only NOT a URM - but white. Even a dark skinned Arab wouldn't be able to be considered a URM. With all the post-9/11 discrimination, there is a serious case for changing the way law schools look at race. Are they trying to create a diverse class? Or are they picking four ethnicities to focus on so they can show a boost in numbers to pretend like diversity is actually there when it is not?

Couldn't agree more lol. The arab being considered European thing is pretty retarded. We're looking at two COMPLETELY different ethnicity here.
So why not consider Indians African? I mean they have dark skin right?

If you want to debate the appropriateness of URM boost/racial classifications/treatment of different groups, do so in the affirmative action thread. This thread is only for discussing which groups are considered URMs.

Sounds good

[smart-comment]

Yes and yes.

Thanks! Law school here I come

[applicants_james]

I'm a Taiwanese, am I a URM?

[stego]

I'm a Taiwanese, am I a URM?

No.

[Lawdood]

International student from an African country (think north Africa) but white.

Thanks!

[Lawdood]

Anyone?

*not trolling,i'm serious .

[SFSpartan]

http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 14&t=35568

[FirmBiz]

If you have to ask, the answer is probably no.

[Lawdood]

http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 14&t=35568

That's all I needed.

[071816]

International student from an African country (think north Africa) but white skin color.

Thanks!

bro...

[Lawdood]

International student from an African country (think north Africa) but white skin color.

Thanks!

bro...

lol. I didn't mean to be offensive.

[Neacal]

I'm from England and so is my mother. My dad was born in Puerto Rico (to a Cuban father and PR mother) and raised in Miami. I speak Spanish very well and am extremely interested in the culture of the Spanish Caribbean, but I do not come from a "disadvantaged" background at all (my dad is a medical doctor and my mum is a lawyer) and I look very English/Scandinavian.

What should I indicate on applications? Puerto Rican and European?

If I choose to disclose that information, would that make me an "URM" or are only "full" Puerto Ricans counted as such?

[pushsum123]

I'm from England and so is my mother. My dad was born in Puerto Rico (to a Cuban father and PR mother) and raised in Miami. I speak Spanish very well and am extremely interested in the culture of the Spanish Caribbean, but I do not come from a "disadvantaged" background at all (my dad is a medical doctor and my mum is a lawyer) and I look very English/Scandinavian.

What should I indicate on applications? Puerto Rican and European?

If I choose to disclose that information, would that make me an "URM" or are only "full" Puerto Ricans counted as such?

On applications you will usually be asked two race/ethnicity questions. One will ask if you identify as Hispanic ethnically. In this case, assuming you identify with all of the backgrounds you listed above, you should check yes because of your PR and Cuban heritage. You might also be asked to specify within Hispanic, in which case you can check Cuban and PR. Next, you will be asked about your race. I would think you would check white (from your mother) and then whatever races your father is. There are Afro-Cubans who might identify racially as black or other PRs who might identify as more native... You pick what fits. Assuming you do not identify as black or indigenous, the only URM group you fit is PR. Keep in mind that not every app asks about specific countries in the Hispanic world, so a diversity statement specifying your PR (and Cuban) heritage and talking about its role in your life would be helpful. As long as you really have PR heritage (prob not just a Spaniard or Cuban born in PR LOL), you will be reviewed as a PR applicant. You don't need to be disadvantaged to be a URM. There are rich PRs. Your interests don't matter either for this purpose. Now, if you want to address your cultural interests in your DS, go ahead. But as long as you have a real claim to PR heritage (and again, not just a white other Hispanic born on the island lol), you should be fine.

Or you can just identify as you always have...

[PodPeople]

I'm tired of this question. You are a M, not an Under Represented Minority (URM). For the amount of Afghan descendant population there are enough Afghan lawyers in the legal profession. UNDER REPRESENTED

Silver, do you know how many Afghan lawyers there are in the United States? Genuine question. I'm wondering if you have any data/links you can provide.