Half URM Question

[donewitheverything66]

I'm half URM half ORM. Specifically, I'm half Mexican and half Vietnamese. However, I don't look Vietnamese at all, I pretty much look 100% Mexican, have a Mexican last name, and I know English and some Spanish. Personally, I barely identify with my asian side. I don't even know a single word in vietnamese and am not involved with the community. Am I shooting myself in the foot if I check boxes for both Asian and Mexican on AMCAS as opposed to just checking Mexican?

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[AnMDtoB]

Am I shooting myself in the foot if I check boxes for both Asian and Mexican on AMCAS as opposed to just checking Mexican?

You're just being honest - generally speaking the legal cutoff (for scholarships etc.) for officially being a given ethnicity is 1/4

 

[gyngyn]

Am I shooting myself in the foot if I check boxes for both Asian and Mexican on AMCAS as opposed to just checking Mexican?

This is an interesting background. No feet have been shot.
It's time to learn Spanish, though.

 

[Skeletorr]

I'm half URM half ORM. Specifically, I'm half Mexican and half Vietnamese. However, I don't look Vietnamese at all, I pretty much look 100% Mexican, have a Mexican last name, and I know English and some Spanish. Personally, I barely identify with my asian side. I don't even know a single word in vietnamese and am not involved with the community. Am I shooting myself in the foot if I check boxes for both Asian and Mexican on AMCAS as opposed to just checking Mexican?

Do you have documented service to Hispanic/Latino communities? This will help solidify your URM status.

 

[donewitheverything66]

Do you have documented service to Hispanic/Latino communities? This will help solidify your URM status.

Yes, two of my Volunteering experiences have involved serving latino communities

 

[efle]

Just check off latino, it's what you identify with personally and it's not like adding Asian would help you at all