Are students of Thai descent underepresented?

[funsmith]

Hi,

I was told that Thais are considered URM but I have my doubts after looking at the official definition by AAMC.

Thanks.

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[DoctaJay]

No they aren't considered URM even because unfortunately they are lumped together with those other Asian ethnicities that are over represented like chineese and korean.

 

[149Leopard]

If you're not hispanic, African American or Native American you are not a URM. You have to be one of the three, with preferably a strong enough genetic composition to claim ethnic/cultural conncetions (which is what is looked for as the plan is to have people who look like you treat you).

Either than that I dont think much more need be explained, the defnintion of URM is unnecessarily ambiguous on offical AAMC,etc site. If you ain't black, hispanic of native american, you aint URM 😀