Is this URM?

[Hopetocure2012]

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Would someone who was born in an orphanage in a European third world country be considered URM? I was luckily adopted and brought into the United States.

 

[SisterDisco08]

Would someone who was born in an orphanage in a European third world country be considered URM? I was luckily adopted and brought into the United States.

...doubtful. Interesting, but probably not URM.

 

[Whatyousay]

Are you of African / Native-American / Mexican / Puerto-Rican descent?

If you are not, you are not a URM (at least not in the commonly understood sense of the term). Your life experiences would certainly be unique, though.

 

[Freigeist]

Are you of African / Native-American / Mexican / Puerto-Rican descent?

If you are not, you are not a URM (at least not in the commonly understood sense of the term). Your life experiences would certainly be unique, though.

OP said European. Thus, not a URM in the normal sense of the term. (assuming their parents didn't move from Africa/Mexico/etc. to this European country).

Out of curiosity, which country?

 

[Deathstar]

No you're not URM. However, your past does give something unique to write about in your essay.

 

[Whatyousay]

OP said European. Thus, not a URM in the normal sense of the term. (assuming their parents didn't move from Africa/Mexico/etc. to this European country).

Out of curiosity, which country?

lolwut. It was a rhetorical question.

 

[Forca Barca]

My friend's father is from mexico and his mother is syrian but he doesnt speak spanish at all and never been to mexico .. whats his status then?

 

[paul411]

Is your friend's father applying to medical school?

 

[Forca Barca]

Is your friend's father applying to medical school?

lol no i guess wording my question was wrong ... my friend is applying in the next cycle.. i told him to put hispanic, but he says that he doesnt want to be asked to speak spanish in an interview and not know what to say.. he says itll be awkward hmmm

 

[isoquin]

First off, no one will make an applicant prove their heritage by making them speak Spanish. I would be hilarious to witness the question though. "Could you prove your mexicanity by speaking a little mexican for us?" I mean at that point he could say anything in Spanglish and they wouldn't know the difference, amirite?

But to the OP: if you have to ask, the answer is most likely no. You should still totally milk your life experiences for all they are worth though.

 

[Heisenbergg]

Change your last name to Gomez or Sanchez. My friend did that before applying to medical school even though she is white. She had good grades and MCAT but was desperate to go the school of her dreams so she went to a judge and had her name changed with the reasoning that she will probably go through a name change after marriage anyway. She applied as a URM and got into a top 5 medical school (for confidentiality I wont name the school). Nobody asked her anything during the interview and just assumed she was part hispanic.

 

[DrMeowMeow]

Change your last name to Gomez or Sanchez. My friend did that before applying to medical school even though she is white. She had good grades and MCAT but was desperate to go the school of her dreams so she went to a judge and had her name changed with the reasoning that she will probably go through a name change after marriage anyway. She applied as a URM and got into a top 5 medical school (for confidentiality I wont name the school). Nobody asked her anything during the interview and just assumed she was part hispanic.

Doesn't the AMCAS ask for former names? When did she change it? Early enough for the mexican name in the transcripts?

 

[BarcaBest23]

lol ridiculous. They should test applicants for language skills if boxes are checked.

 

[leavitt]

Change your last name to Gomez or Sanchez. My friend did that before applying to medical school even though she is white. She had good grades and MCAT but was desperate to go the school of her dreams so she went to a judge and had her name changed with the reasoning that she will probably go through a name change after marriage anyway. She applied as a URM and got into a top 5 medical school (for confidentiality I wont name the school). Nobody asked her anything during the interview and just assumed she was part hispanic.

Very bad idea. A search through National Student Clearinghouse throws up the old name, an SSN search throws up the old name, former transcripts will show the old name, a criminal background check always shows up the old name. You're just making this up. And when you interview, someone always talks to you in Spanish, whether it is a secretary or a student or an adcom or someone else. What you suggested is a quick way to say goodbye to medical school.

 

[trypanosomiasis]

Change your last name to Gomez or Sanchez. My friend did that before applying to medical school even though she is white. She had good grades and MCAT but was desperate to go the school of her dreams so she went to a judge and had her name changed with the reasoning that she will probably go through a name change after marriage anyway. She applied as a URM and got into a top 5 medical school (for confidentiality I wont name the school). Nobody asked her anything during the interview and just assumed she was part hispanic.

troll slash incredible display of gunner-ism

 

[SisterDisco08]

First off, no one will make an applicant prove their heritage by making them speak Spanish. I would be hilarious to witness the question though. "Could you prove your mexicanity by speaking a little mexican for us?" I mean at that point he could say anything in Spanglish and they wouldn't know the difference, amirite?

I'm thinking something along the lines of "yo quiero taco bell" or "no hablo espanol" won't cut it