Longshot but possible minority?

[Herodotus]

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Hey all,
I know my question is probably a stretch, but I figured I would at least ask...

My father is American and my mother was born and raised in European country. She immigrated here about 25 years ago, learned English, met my father, and birthed me.

I know the answer is probably nah, but is there any chance this would be considered any type of minority on the old MD application. I thought there might be a chance since this is often a selector for various scholarships in undergrad.

My mother became a US citizen about 5 years ago

Any thoughts or experiences would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Morsetlis]

 

[metallica81788]

 

[JDissere]

Sorry, I don't think it would be. When the application says minority, what they mean are underrepresented minority.

http://www.aamc.org/meded/urm/start.htm

 

[brooklynblunder]

wait, is he/she a minority by any definition?

 

[morning]

Unless that European country was Rhodesia, no.

 

[Herodotus]

Cant say i have a Rhodesian mother, hhaha, figured, thanks though

 

[Mackey]

All dem Europeans coming over here, birthin left and right--- Dey took our jorbs!

 

[metallica81788]

All dem Europeans coming over here, birthin left and right--- Dey took our jorbs!

 

[Bernoull]

Hey all,
I know my question is probably a stretch, but I figured I would at least ask...

My father is American and my mother was born and raised in European country. She immigrated here about 25 years ago, learned English, met my father, and birthed me.

I know the answer is probably nah, but is there any chance this would be considered any type of minority on the old MD application. I thought there might be a chance since this is often a selector for various scholarships in undergrad.

My mother became a US citizen about 5 years ago

Any thoughts or experiences would be greatly appreciated.

curious expression..

 

[Morsetlis]

Some people are old-fashioned.

 

[the duck]

Same idea but different topic, sorry for hijacking but I didn't feel this warranted a whole no thread, My mom immigrated from Canada 30 years ago, her ethnicity is european/Jewish. Does this qualify me as a URM?

 

[Morsetlis]

I don't think so. Jews aren't Hispanic/Black/Native.

 

[Siggy]

wait, is he/she a minority by any definition?

Any definition is easy. I'm whiter than sour cream and was a minority at my undergrad.

 

[Morsetlis]

Your avatar misleads us!

 

[mybubbles14]

Same idea but different topic, sorry for hijacking but I didn't feel this warranted a whole no thread, My mom immigrated from Canada 30 years ago, her ethnicity is european/Jewish. Does this qualify me as a URM?

.....sigh seriously?

 

[DrSmooth]

To be underrepresented in medicine you need to be a minimum percentage (I believe it's 1/16th) either black, native American, or certain kinds of hispanic. Nothing else counts.

Ethnicity is self-designated. Only Native American requires documentation.

 

[Morsetlis]

That's such racism! Can't they tell the Native Americans from the feathers and tribal tattoos?

 

[moxche]

Hmm, I'd never read the aamc document with the definition.

Why do they keep saying Mexican-American? What about people of other hispanic descent, do they count as URM?

 

[circulus vitios]

According to the AAMC it's Mexican Americans and mainland Puerto Ricans only. If you're Guatamalan or Honduran apparently you are adequately represented in medicine.

How ******ed.

I have a black cousin and a black aunt. I should just make up something about being 1/16th black. What are they going to do, trace back my lineage?

 

[deuce924]

I think you pre-meds make too big of a deal on trying to qualify as a minority. Have a good GPA, rock out the MCAT, throw in some good EC's and apply.

 

[Morsetlis]

I think you pre-meds make too big of a deal on trying to qualify as a minority. Have a good GPA, rock out the MCAT, throw in some good EC's and apply.

Who needs a surgeon for a cholecystectomy... just reach in there and yank out a gallbladder!

 

[illegallysmooth]

Well, I think everyone descended from Europeans should be a minority...

🙄

 

[morning]

I don't think so. Jews aren't Hispanic/Black/Native.

I get that the person specified European/Jewish, but to say that Jews aren't Hispanic/Black/Native is not correct.

 

[NerdyAndrea]

hhmmm I guess then that Half white and half peruvian quechuan indian is like half a minority or maybe the half white cancels the other half out? hhhmmmm thinking on this.....how would the URM see that? I don't know too many more like myself........I am never sure what to mark on the damn papers. Hispanic, or what, I can't even tell by looking where I fit.

A

 

[LRAccord624]

i think with this case, you should mark the group which you identify with most.

p.s. I'm going to Peru (Lima, down the coast, Cusco, Machu Picchu) this summer. Have you spent much time there? If so, I have a couple transportation questions if you wouldn't mind answering them. Let me know if that's cool and I'll PM you.

 

[morning]

hhmmm I guess then that Half white and half peruvian quechuan indian is like half a minority or maybe the half white cancels the other half out? hhhmmmm thinking on this.....how would the URM see that? I don't know too many more like myself........I am never sure what to mark on the damn papers. Hispanic, or what, I can't even tell by looking where I fit.

A

Wouldn't that be Native American? I would not count the indigenous people of South America as Hispanic. That seems kinda sad to me...

 

[Marcus Brody]

this thread should be downloaded to flash drive, and shot into outer space as warning to extraterrestrials not to visit this abomination of a society.

 

[LRAccord624]

That is true, since some people in Peru still speak Quechua, but Native American only applies to those with documentation like a CDIB card (which is very difficult to obtain-requires your ancestor's name to be on the Dawes rolls and you have to provide birth/death records showing your relation).

 

[MiniMoo]

There are a lot of jewish asians - especially jewish chinese - as well.

 

[NerdyAndrea]

Hi there:

Yes we get lumped into hispanic. It used to infuriate my Mother. She said you go tell that school of yours, you're an American. My mother immigrated here in the 70s.

She got pissy one time because the school didn't have enough of a poulation of one group in the early days of AA, and somehow became a Chinese American male, I think because I marked other anything that marked other got lumped wherever there was shortage.

She called the school on it. I come from a town where in 1975 a woman fought for her children of color to be allowed into the local elementary school.

I can say this the Quechua's do not Identify themselves as Hispanic, however there is a huge amount of racism in South America, and so having Quechua pride is not exactly what you should be doing. Intermarriage, darker skin, and other Indigenous traits are considered undesireable. As a child visiting, they told my mother it was great I was "white" like my father, but my sister was negra like my mother.

Any Quechua who is a shade lighter will do their darndest to identify as white. I would love to mark Quechua Indian on something, but thus far I have never had the chance.

I grew up with a lot of racism, I am so happy to be in an area now at school where it just does not seem to matter.

My mom's an X-ray tech. She worked hard to become one, and she's been one for 33 years. I admire her. She took the GED barely speaking English and passed. She went on to college and took all the chemistry and A&P.
People used to be in shock that someone as dark as her could do anything but be a cleaning lady. She actually started telling people she was to avoid long drawn out conversations about how it was she got such a good job. That was never asked of her white colleagues.

My mother proudly states her Quechua heritage, and frankly I'd love to stick that on my form.

A

 

[Morsetlis]

You could just check the Native American box.

 

[NerdyAndrea]

I did that once and it ensued with a lot of hassles, and I ened up being reclassified as hispanic anyways.

A

 

[Morsetlis]

Oh man, that is just too funny. And sad.

*sighs at America*

 

[surftheiop]

If she is from Portugal or Spain your technically considered Hispanic. I'm not joking, one of my friend's classified himself as Hispanic on college apps because of this and now he often attends minority research conferences and has been getting recruited by a ton of PhD programs as a result.

Hey all,
I know my question is probably a stretch, but I figured I would at least ask...

My father is American and my mother was born and raised in European country. She immigrated here about 25 years ago, learned English, met my father, and birthed me.

I know the answer is probably nah, but is there any chance this would be considered any type of minority on the old MD application. I thought there might be a chance since this is often a selector for various scholarships in undergrad.

My mother became a US citizen about 5 years ago

Any thoughts or experiences would be greatly appreciated.

 

[devilpup]

Hey all,
I know my question is probably a stretch, but I figured I would at least ask...

My father is American and my mother was born and raised in European country. She immigrated here about 25 years ago, learned English, met my father, and birthed me.

I know the answer is probably nah, but is there any chance this would be considered any type of minority on the old MD application. I thought there might be a chance since this is often a selector for various scholarships in undergrad.

My mother became a US citizen about 5 years ago

Any thoughts or experiences would be greatly appreciated.

The short answer is no, not URM.

Some people lie, some get caught, some pay the price.

 

[NerdyAndrea]

Morsetlis:

I learned fast that it means North American Native American......speaking of......and native Americans want to adopt me and get me a card? 😀

A