are egyptians considered minorities?

[rorogena88]

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so I was wondering, on medical school application, what do I put myself as if i am of an Egyptian origin?

 

[Total180]

Okay, so I am of egyptian Origin. I moved to the United States about 8 years ago..I always list myself as white on applications even though I am not white ..so I was wondering, on medical school application, what do I put myself as? same goes for aamc app

If you always list yourself as white, list yourself as white. On a med school app you it is something like black/African, White, Hispanic, and other. You could put that you are "other" and put Egyptian. But it isn't considered "URM", so it most likely isn't going to help you much. That is only the black and hispanic category.

 

[FictiousForce]

Your skin color may not be white, but you are nonetheless "White."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_people#United_States

 

[gmcguitar4]

For the application process you are a minority but not an URM.

 

[Cambino]

For the application process you are a minority but not an URM.

Exactly.
+1

 

[Nymphicus]

I am of Egyptian Origin.. I moved to the United States about 8 years ago...I have always listed myself as white on applications even though I am not white (we were told to list ourselves as white when we went to get our social security ) ..Arabic is my first language. I speak English but with an accent. so I was wondering, on medical school application, what do I put myself as? same goes for aamc app

It is a "self-designated" category. If you don't self-identify as white, don't feel you have to put white. Simple. The complicated part is that there is no middle eastern or Arabic or anything like that category, which is silly. There is also a black/African-American box.

However, remember that many secondary apps require a picture and that they will see you in interviews and if they feel you are purposefully misrepresenting yourself, things will not go in your favor.

 

[varsityblue]

Nope, you're Middle Eastern. There should a space for that on your forms.

 

[tiedyeddog]

As others have said, you are a minority but you are not a URM as designated by the AAMC.

 

[235788]

Your skin color may not be white, but you are nonetheless "White."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_people#United_States

welcome aboard OP!

If i remember correctly his "minority" is grouped in with arabs and middle eastern who are over-represented statistically in medicine. Thus no URM for you.