3.18cGPA ,3.00sGPA, 31 MCAT, Possible URM?

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Not sure if having parents from Spain makes me Hispanic, but I was advised to check it by my premed advisor.

MCAT subsections: 90-95th percentile VR, >85 percentile BS, >60 :( percentile PS

Lots of research including one publication by the end of the summer and possibly 2 more by next summer. Clinical experience concentrated into a short time period but about 150 hours total.

I also went to a competitive school, though I'm not sure it counts for much. Went from 2.7 cGPA freshman year to 3.2 senior year.

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Not sure if having parents from Spain makes me Hispanic, but I was advised to check it by my premed advisor.

MCAT subsections: 90-95th percentile VR, >85 percentile BS, >60 :( percentile PS

Lots of research including one publication by the end of the summer and possibly 2 more by next summer. Clinical experience concentrated into a short time period but about 150 hours total.

I also went to a competitive school, though I'm not sure it counts for much. Went from 2.7 cGPA freshman year to 3.2 senior year.
People of European ancestry are not under-represented in medicine. I would not answer yes if the question asks "are you a member of an under-represented group (it makes you look like a gamer). It will back-fire. Depending on your state of residence, you are a weak to very weak candidate for MD programs. You are a stronger candidate for DO.
 
I always though Portuguese and Spain were sort of a grey area when it comes to being considered Hispanic or underrepresented. My parents are of Portuguese descent but were born and raised in Spain. Southern New England, where I am from, has a large Portuguese (and Brazilian) community. Most Portuguese in my community associate with Hispanics from South America and are in similar socioeconomic circumstances. I know at least Brown and UMass recognize recent Portuguese immigrants and their family as underrepresented and am not sure if this is true of the country as a whole.

Also I am a first generation college student and learned English as a second language. My advisor cited those factors as reasons why I should apply as a URM. Was that bad advice?
 
I always though Portuguese and Spain were sort of a grey area when it comes to being considered Hispanic or underrepresented. My parents are of Portuguese descent but were born and raised in Spain. Southern New England, where I am from, has a large Portuguese (and Brazilian) community. Most Portuguese in my community associate with Hispanics from South America and are in similar socioeconomic circumstances. I know at least Brown and UMass recognize recent Portuguese immigrants and their family as underrepresented and am not sure if this is true of the country as a whole.

Also I am a first generation college student and learned English as a second language. My advisor cited those factors as reasons why I should apply as a URM. Was that bad advice?
Diversity of language and experience is desirable. However, neither Spaniards nor Portuguese are recognized as under-represented in medicine. South Americans are not generally considered under-represented in medicine either. There are groups (Filipinos, for example) who are under-represented in colleges and universities but are not under-represented in medicine due to a brain drain of physicians from their home country to ours.
 
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