Minority status - Asians? Forum

[WayneRooney]

Does admissions make a difference between asian groups? chinese, koreans, filipinos, indians, combodians, hmong etc have different economic status, and could not be more different.


I know that almost all schools give weight to minorties, but mostly to african americans and hispanics. What about asians? Is that almost a negative?

[PoliticalJunkie]

Would not say it is a negative, but generally being asian is not a positive factor in admissions (like being AA, NA, etc).

I would say though, that Hmong would get the better chances of being URM than any other Asian subcategory.

[flyingpanda]

Would not say it is a negative, but generally being asian is not a positive factor in admissions (like being AA, NA, etc).

I would say though, that Hmong would get the better chances of being URM than any other Asian subcategory.

Except that it's not. No asian group is considered a URM. You can, however, write a diversity statement if one is applicable to you.

[mistea]

The operative word is underrepresented. Asians are not generally underrepresented in law school. Unfortunately some groups are better represented than others but admissions committees do not make a distinction between asian groups. Similarly, admissions committees do not make a distinction between hispanic groups either. So an Americanized white hispanic with a "WASPy" last name can get a URM boost while a brown filipino or hmong asian will not.

[bk1]

Similarly, admissions committees do not make a distinction between hispanic groups either.

Incorrect.

[Cardboardbox]

I thought Hmong got a URM boost?

[bk1]

I thought Hmong got a URM boost?

"URM boost" generally applies to NA/AA/PR/Mex. Evidence shows that other groups can get a small boost (not nearly as big as the URM boost) but it is not nearly as uniform across all schools (i.e. Hispanics in general get a small boost, but PR/Mex get a large one.