***Official Are Asians URM's Thread***

[Aceofspades]

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No!

 

[NyCzPeter]

I wish we were... 🙄

 

[xhamburgersamx]

I think if you're the only Asian kid in a North Dakota town, then you are essential URM..lol

 

[NyCzPeter]

I think if you're the only Asian kid in a North Dakota town, then you are essential URM..lol

lol no doubt. Not many of my peoples in north dakota fo sho.

 

[Svart Aske]

I don't want handouts.

 

[Contach]

I don't want handouts.

interesting that you don't see being a priviledged asian as a handout..

 

[Svart Aske]

interesting that you don't see being a priviledged asian as a handout..

Handout from whom? And how is being Asian a privilege?

 

[Contach]

Handout from whom? And how is being Asian a privilege?

it's a privilege from god (if you believe in it/he/she), or by chance to be born healthy and into a culture that values education.

and, relative to an underprivileged person (whoever those people may be), you are privileged so long as you don't identify with the former.

You say you don't want a handout, but a lot of people would see what you and I get as handouts. It's unfortunate that we don't see it as so.

This always reminds me of the time when a highschool teacher would always respond to the question "how are you doing?" by saying: "I am great, I have food in my belly and I have a roof over my head." It made me realize that we are all privileged, no matter how bad our day may be.

 

[kramkrap]

Guy, look at the stats.. In every year of the ADEA Official guide to dental school, you will see the ratio of Asian applicants versus any other Applicants and see the ratios are never ever in favor for Asians:

2007 edition of ADEA Official Guide to Dental School- page 12
White: 2768 enrollees/ 6111 applicants //% Enrollees= 45.3%
Asian: 910 enr./ 2377 applicants //% Enrollees= 38.3%
Afr Amer: 286en/665app //% Enrollees= 43%


2008 edition of ADEA Official Guide to Dental School- page 14
White: 2736 enrollees/ 6835 applicants //% Enrollees= 40%
Asian: 937 enr./ 2704 applicants //% Enrollees= 34.7%
Afr Amer: 284en/704app //% Enrollees= 40.3%

As a race in America, Yes us Asians are a minority, the smallest minority group amongst the three races. But I think when they ask, are Asians considered Under Represented Minorities? I believe they are referring to the statistics on the representations amongst colleges, and graduate schools, not the general population in America. Seeing how Asians have the highest rate of bachelor degrees amongst races in America, dental schools might look at that and see that we aren't the under represented minority in colleges, in fact we are the complete opposite, we are in terms of ratio, the over represented minority group. And believe, me, I've done my fair share of research of this amongst dental school, and being Asian is by far harder to get in to dental school than any other races. (Besides the fact that some schools will break down the general Asian bracket and consider some Asian groups as minorities). I really have not heard of any Asians getting any sort of affirmitive action in dental school. In fact, I think if anything, its the complete opposite.

So to answer the question, no, we definitely are not the Under Represented Minority.

 

[kramkrap]

Btw, Contach, are you going to UB?