fudging URM status, how is this controlled for?!

[MCAT guy]

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This thread makes me . Black names, white names, soul, inbreeding... wtf?

Says Negrodamus! Ironically a character on the Chapelle Show. Dave Chapelle is the king of pushing racial stereotypes.

Hypocrite much?

 

[MCAT guy]

My comments?!

Especially your comments!!!!11!!!111

[/RAGE!!!]

 

[startswithb]

That was soooo stereotypical that's not even funny and why are these names considered Black. Like why are names even put in racial categories. A name is a name no matter what and I guess based on this type of stereotype, I too, have a black name.

So what are White names then?
Some names are traditional to ethnic backgrounds and have a meaning.

So do you judge someone's character because of their names? Like if you meant a Jerome or something of that sort, would you think that they were ghetto and loud? You prob do.

Washington was found to be the "blackest" surname based on a recent study.

Also, basically all last names have historical and ancestral meaning so I'm not sure why you're confused. As for first names, well, it varies, and there are some obvious differences based on culture.

My friend in high school's last name is Robinson and she got some college information in the mail geared toward URMs, so it does happen. She is white.

 

[Sailor Senshi Dermystify]

Lol bro, chillax.

You asked for black names, I delivered. Lil' Wayne isn't a white guy and Justin Bieber isn't black. I did list some white names above. 🙂

No one mentioned character or being ghetto and loud. Although, when I hear the name Biggie Smallz I do hope he is kind of loud and can flow on the mic.

You be surprise how some people judge one's name and assume what neighborhood they grew up in.

And I am chilling son. I just find these topics uncalled for and kind of stereotypical. Why are people so concerned with URMs anyway? We are not taking anyone's space in medical school 😀

 

[Sailor Senshi Dermystify]

Washington was found to be the "blackest" surname based on a recent study.

Also, basically all last names have historical and ancestral meaning so I'm not sure why you're confused. As for first names, well, it varies, and there are some obvious differences based on culture.

My friend in high school's last name is Robinson and she got some college information in the mail geared toward URMs, so it does happen. She is white.

Surnames are different from first names.

 

[MCAT guy]

You be surprise how some people judge one's name and assume what neighborhood they grew up in.

And I am chilling son. I just find these topics uncalled for and kind of stereotypical. Why are people so concerned with URMs anyway? We are not taking anyone's space in medical school 😀

They climbin' in your medschools and snatching your seats up...

Where is Bleargh when I need him?!

Dude, we go over this crap everytime a URM thread starts up. I was just having fun because these all turn into flame wars. I will quietly exit.

Good luck to you. Try to enjoy med school or pre-med, whatever it is you do, and don't freak out too much when people stereotype, because they do and will.

 

[Negrodamus]

Especially your comments!!!!11!!!111

[/RAGE!!!]

I actually do have a problem with that. His statement implies that we AA are imbued with some magical aptitude for entertaining people. I know a lot of non-minorities won't care or won't know to care, but it does get old after a while.

 

[Narmerguy]

Another pre-allo jewel.

 

[Sailor Senshi Dermystify]

They climbin' in your medschools and snatching your seats up...

Where is Bleargh when I need him?!

Dude, we go over this crap everytime a URM thread starts up. I was just having fun because these all turn into flame wars. I will quietly exit.

Good luck to you. Try to enjoy med school or pre-med, whatever it is you do, and don't freak out too much when people stereotype, because they do and will.

Yeah I understand that but it's like people think URM can't get in because of their stats 👍 only

 

[Thirteeen]

Another pre-allo jewel.

That's an understatement. 😉

Peace

 

[Pons Asinorum]

What is a Black sounding name?

Go to the library. Borrow Freakonomics.

 

[epsilonprodigy]

🙄 Didn't mean for this thread to turn into an explosive name-bashing session.

On a lighter note, as I said earlier, I work in a community where we see a mostly black and Hispanic population. When I first started I was such a clueless small town WASP- much to the patients' amusement, I couldn't get my head around some of the common phonetically spelled names. Example: "Dmonta" = "Dee-MON-tay" "La-a" = "La-DASH-a."

Now I am a pro and rarely misprounounce. I was told the other day by a parent that I was "the first white chick to say her child's name right." Thank you, thank you very much.

No seriously though, there's no point in pretending that there aren't "black" names.... tell me you wouldn't raise an eyebrow if you met a red-haired, freckled white girl named Shaquona O'Flannigan. 🙄 But I imagine that it's more an issue of cultural ownership, pride and cohesiveness, not one of literacy like some of my co-workers suggest. To me it's not much different than Caucasians with Irish or Italian heritage naming their children something that has as association with their background.

 

[estradiol9]

I'm not sure how you're going to fake being a URM if you aren't a URM already. Pretty much all ethnicities with the exception of whites and Asians are considered URM. Neither can pass off as another ethnicity.

Is this true? I am not white or asian so does this make me an URM?

 

[getdown]

Is this true? I am not white or asian so does this make me an URM?

Well depends... usually people are considered URM if:
1. you're black
2. you're hispanic
3. you're native american

Any other race outside of these 3 usually aren't "officially" considered URM.

 

[estradiol9]

Well depends... usually people are considered URM if:
1. you're black
2. you're hispanic
3. you're native american

Any other race outside of these 3 usually aren't "officially" considered URM.

What are Arabs? White?

 

[mauberley]

What are Arabs? White?

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=590324

 

[Thirteeen]

What are Arabs? White?

Cockasian! Just like the rest of us. 😉

 

[OneOfShempsKids]

I'm half black but don't look it (look brown/lighter). It's funny, if my sister applied, she could put down "black" because she looks (and is) black, but I couldn't because of how light I am and my skintone, and because I just don't look black.

 

[gettheleadout]

Cockasian! Just like the rest of us. 😉

You are sooo gonna get banned eventually. 😉

 

[kcin]

Sometimes I feel the need to sign up on internet forums and parade around in my mother's high heels while flaunting my race as if everyone cares.

I'm just kidding, that's negrodamus and futuredoc.

 

[anencephaly]

They climbin' in your medschools and snatching your seats up...

Where is Bleargh when I need him?!

Dude, we go over this crap everytime a URM thread starts up. I was just having fun because these all turn into flame wars. I will quietly exit.

Good luck to you. Try to enjoy med school or pre-med, whatever it is you do, and don't freak out too much when people stereotype, because they do and will.

😉

 

[getdown]

Oh God has it really come down to this???!!! Again???

 

[MCAT guy]

I'm half black but don't look it (look brown/lighter). It's funny, if my sister applied, she could put down "black" because she looks (and is) black, but I couldn't because of how light I am and my skintone, and because I just don't look black.

Not true.

I know a guy who was half black who looked white. He applied as a URM and got into plenty schools. I think a few Top 20 US News. He had good GPA/MCAT though so his stats already put him in 90%+ acceptance.

 

[MCAT guy]

😉

There it is. Internet gold.

 

[Sailor Senshi Dermystify]

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