Ethnicity

[BobbyT]

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Does specific ethnicities have to have a higher GPA and MCAT when applying in Texas? Because I heard Asians needs a HIGH gpa and MCAT because they will be competing against other Asian? While African Americans and Hispanics can have a moderate GPA because of they are underrepresented in the Medical Profession.

 

[VPDcurt]

On behalf of the real world, I'd like to welcome you.

 

[AppleseedCast]

you are correct in what you have heard. Underrepresented minorities are able to get into schools with significantly lower stats while this is the opposite for overrepresented minorities such as south and east asians. Its just the way the world works. Its unfortunate and unfair, but we will just have to deal with it.

 

[BigRedPremed]

Does specific ethnicities have to have a higher GPA and MCAT when applying in Texas? Because I heard Asians needs a HIGH gpa and MCAT because they will be competing against other Asian? While African Americans and Hispanics can have a moderate GPA because of they are underrepresented in the Medical Profession.

Correct. This doesn't apply to just Texas schools. It's pretty much every med school.

 

[barto123]

Does specific ethnicities have to have a higher GPA and MCAT when applying in Texas? Because I heard Asians needs a HIGH gpa and MCAT because they will be competing against other Asian? While African Americans and Hispanics can have a moderate GPA because of they are underrepresented in the Medical Profession.

sorry to break it to you, but you should probably be more concerned with your english than your competition.

 

[Jew Alcindor]

Can somebody explain in what way overrepresented groups are held to a higher standard?

 

[armybound]

Can somebody explain in what way overrepresented groups are held to a higher standard?

they're just held to higher standards than the URMs.

if they have too many white doctors, you're going to have to have some high stats to look impressive over the other white applicants.

 

[littlealex]

Although there are no specific quotas for schools to meet, as that is illegal, schools are able to consider applicants and their race on a case by case basis, and give preferences to certain groups in order to maintain a diverse student body.

This means that for an over-represented minority group such as the Asian-American population, the school will be inclined to accept only the best of the applicants in order to limit the number of Asians accepted.
As a direct result of this, a stereotypical white American may be accepted for a 3.6 and a 30, because there are so many more Asians with similar numbers applying, the Asian kids accepted will likely have higher stats, representing the cream of the crop.

The opposite is true for African Americans. They get a slight break as a result of schools wanting more African Americans in order to achieve a diverse student body.

 

[Jew Alcindor]

I understand the URMs are held to a lower standard, but, if I'm understanding you correctly, Asians and some other over-represented groups are held to a higher standard? Is this true?

 

[armybound]

I understand the URMs are held to a lower standard, but, if I'm understanding you correctly, Asians and some other over-represented groups are held to a higher standard? Is this true?

I don't think it's true. I think it goes by URMs vs everyone else.

But I could be wrong.

 

[hamidace]

sorry to break it to you, but you should probably be more concerned with your english than your competition.

I do't think it is a good idea to be harsh to people's language, specially when they introduce themselves as minorities. You too have some errors in your writing, the first letter in 'sorry' as well as the 'E' in 'english' should be capitilized.

I think you realized it does not feel nice to critisize someone in front of the others.... What do you think?

 

[AppleseedCast]

I do't think it is a good idea to be harsh to people's language, specially when they introduce themselves as minorities. You too have some errors in your writing, the first letter in 'sorry' as well as the 'E' in 'english' should be capitilized.

I think you realized it does not feel nice to critisize someone in front of the others.... What do you think?

Before you "critsize" others, perhaps you should learn to criticize yourself....


just kidding 😀

 

[riceman04]

I do't think it is a good idea to be harsh to people's language, specially when they introduce themselves as minorities. You too have some errors in your writing, the first letter in 'sorry' as well as the 'E' in 'english' should be capitilized.

I think you realized it does not feel nice to critisize someone in front of the others.... What do you think?

Good lawd that's an fugly dog!!!! I screamed like that dude in the Transformer Chevy commercial (you know the one on the date with the hot girl) when I saw that pic!!!
That right there is Damion's companion....It is illegal for a dog to be that ugly!!!!

Damnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
Is that the thing that won world's fugliest dog contest?...That thing should have been disqualified it is so fugly!

Look at it:

...you cant tell me that thing is not fugly!!!!!