disadvantaged minority?

[lagirl213]

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Ive been searching the forum for the definition to this question but to no avail. Does being Asian (korean, chinese, japanese...) a disadvantage minority? i know there's frieken asians everywhere esp in the medical field, but are they considered a disadvantaged minority? *praying it is so* i'm korean but id be willing to spray paint myself to being native american if it does me some good. 😀

 

[lnsip9reg]

haha, nopers, asians for the most part aren't considered disadvantaged (in particular chinese, taiwanese, japanese, korean and more recently vietnamese).

i'm korean-american myself =).

however in the healthcare field (as well as engineering), schools can't lower standards for affirmative-action to help out disadvantaged minorities. the stakes are just too high and academic demands too rigorous to allow that. any disadvantaged minority you come across in the healthcare schools are top caliber, and competed fair and square with their peers.

also, many states have moved to get rid of affirmative-action programs, including california, texas and now michigan. consequently you've seen an increase in asians being accepted in at least the major state schools (go UCSF!)

so my advice to you is not to worry about that. apply to lots of schools, cross your fingers, and things should work out. g'luck and pm me if you have any questions.

 

[yunique0730]

unfortunately, no 🙂
I'm also Korean-American, and as far as I'm concerned, asians have not been considered a "minority" in the academic field for a long time, especially in healthcare. Plus, ur Asian, which means your naturally smart, you won't have a problem getting into professional school 🙂 and those of u who r not Asian, I'm only kidding, so please done bash me 🙂

 

[SanOnofre2002]

Disadvantaged and minority status are 2 seperate things. If you're refering to applying to a place like Meharry, you need to be 1)Black or 2)disadvantaged.

 

[caffeinehigh]

The pie is on the table, use your knife to get a piece. Don't ask for the other people to cut a piece of it for you. (Stop looking for a shortcut)

 

[TheDrewYouKnew]

well that is racist! (sarcasm)

The pie is on the table, use your knife to get a piece. Don't ask for the other people to cut a piece of it for you. (Stop looking for a shortcut)

 

[OBL1V1ON]

well that is racist! (sarcasm)

at least he didnt say the eggroll is on the table 😀

 

[lnsip9reg]

one thing i do recommend is applying to some schools in the middle of the country that have less asian-american percentages in enrollment.

1) you're not competing w/ as many other asian-americans
2) some of these schools are looking to improve their minority percentages regardless of whether they're disadvantaged or not.

however some of the state schools are suspicious of people really being interested or not in staying in their state after graduation.

like i said, apply to a lot of schools, say 15~ish.