URM - middle eastern? Forum

[jdhopeful11]

I'm middle eastern, but on most of my apps there was no field for "middle eastern" or "other", so i selected Caucasian. Even though middle eastern is an underrepresented minority, does anybody have any information that could shed some light as to whether admission councils consider middle eastern as a URM on applications that don't offer the "middle eastern" or "other" option?

I'd like to add that I included in my personal statement that I was middle eastern, so does anybody know whether they will take that information into consideration?

[chadwick218]

diversity factor, yes. URM, no!

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[im_blue]

Middle Eastern is not URM for law school admissions (that's African-American, Native American, and some Latinos).

[Zapatero]

I'm middle eastern, but on most of my apps there was no field for "middle eastern" or "other", so i selected Caucasian. Even though middle eastern is an underrepresented minority, does anybody have any information that could shed some light as to whether admission councils consider middle eastern as a URM on applications that don't offer the "middle eastern" or "other" option?

I'd like to add that I included in my personal statement that I was middle eastern, so does anybody know whether they will take that information into consideration?

Middle Eastern is not an underrepresented minority for law schools. It might help for diversity purposes.

[jdhopeful11]

thanks guys