Best way to address specific diversity prompts (non URM)?

[scoutdog]

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If a secondary asks specifically if you identify with a URM group in a short essay question, what is the best way to answer it if you genuinely do not fit into any of the groups listed? I don't want to appear lazy or uninterested by not answering it, but I'm not sure if it's appropriate to spin the question if the prompt lists specific groups (ethnicity, religion, etc)...

 

[Lawpy]

"I do not identify with any URM groups".

If you have service experience with URM groups, you could probably add a sentence describing it.

 

[NAPK1NS]

Diversity doesn't necessarily entail your ethnicity. It entails your experiences!

 

[freak7]

Diversity doesn't necessarily entail your ethnicity. It entails your experiences!

OP stated that the prompt specifically asked about URM status.

I think @Lawper hit the nail on the head.