So, My mother is full Puerto Rican, born in Puerto Rico. She is the first in her family with a college degree. My father however, is white, so i guess that makes me half puerto rican. But, I look white, and people who meet me for the first time don't think I am puerto rican until it comes up in conversation.
I also don't speak spanish fluently, as my mother had a tough time teaching me because of my father, who also doesn't speak it (but you'd be surprised how many puerto ricans don't speak spanish, especially in nyc where i'm from). Even so, I grew up around family on my mom's side (often referred to lovingly as "gringo" or "whitebread"), and I've visited family in puerto rico numerous times, so relate very strongly to puerto rican culture.
would i be considered URM? I think i should be, although i've read posts on here that they weigh heavily on physical characteristics, such as color (even though puerto ricans are all colors). Would they think that i was being dishonest if i checked it on the application, but saw that I was physically white?
I also don't speak spanish fluently, as my mother had a tough time teaching me because of my father, who also doesn't speak it (but you'd be surprised how many puerto ricans don't speak spanish, especially in nyc where i'm from). Even so, I grew up around family on my mom's side (often referred to lovingly as "gringo" or "whitebread"), and I've visited family in puerto rico numerous times, so relate very strongly to puerto rican culture.
would i be considered URM? I think i should be, although i've read posts on here that they weigh heavily on physical characteristics, such as color (even though puerto ricans are all colors). Would they think that i was being dishonest if i checked it on the application, but saw that I was physically white?