Underrepresented?

[Ausmil]

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How do I know if I would be considered an underepresented minority? I am a white/hispanic in Utah. My father is half spanish and half mexican and my mother is white. What is underrepresented minority mean?

 

[Rafa]

What did you put down on your undergrad application? It shouldn't have changed since then :^)

 

[SirTony76]

How do I know if I would be considered an underepresented minority? I am a white/hispanic in Utah. My father is half spanish and half mexican and my mother is white. What is underrepresented minority mean?

I am pretty sure the rule (don't quote me) that you have to be 25% to be considered a minority, but again, I am not 100% sure of this rule.

 

[DrLalich]

I am pretty sure the rule (don't quote me) that you have to be 25% to be considered a minority, but again, I am not 100% sure of this rule.

If the 25% rule is true, then I wish someone would have told me. I am 25% Croatian (Third Generation). But I have never really felt like an URM, so I did not apply that way.

 

[LizzyM]

How do I know if I would be considered an underepresented minority? I am a white/hispanic in Utah. My father is half spanish and half mexican and my mother is white. What is underrepresented minority mean?

Here's the scoop from a thread that was active yesterday. Moosepilot contacted AMCAS with this question. He posted the response & I responded as well:

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Originally Posted by MoosePilot
Thank you for contacting AMCAS.

There is no policy procedure set in place for designating a racial status.

We leave this totally up to the applicant to choose.

Once you choose a race/ethnicity you will not have to send in supporting documentation for proof.


However, if you claim URM status, be prepared to answer questions related to the issues facing the URM community in which you claim "membership". While interviewers will usually shy away from personal questions about your race or ethnicity, you may be asked more general questions such as "In your opinion, what are the major health care issues facing Hispanics in Utah?". If you fumble on that sort of question then you might leave the interviewer with the impression that you won't contribute to the diversity of experience that the adcom is looking for and haven't given any thought to the needs of the URM community.

 

[UserNameNeeded]

If the 25% rule is true, then I wish someone would have told me. I am 25% Croatian (Third Generation). But I have never really felt like an URM, so I did not apply that way.

Croatians, even if they were 100% Croatian, are not considered an URM.