My "race"

[bobby_chamo]

My family is puerto rican. My mom, grandmother, etc were all born there. I was born in the united states, and my dad is an american.

I am hispanic right? My friends always call me a "****."

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[Shinken]

No, I believe you're Asian.

 

[noy]

He sounds like a middle eastern native american to me.

 

[BerkeleyPremed]

I was thinking Eskimo...eh, ya win some ya lose some.

 

[toomuch]

Yes you are if you still need some verification. The URM is defined as 50% total ethnicity. You can prove that with your Mom. No pun intended.

 

[toomuch]

oh yeah. It's not a race. Race is white or whatever. Hispanic is an ethnicity.

 

[Ryo-Ohki]

URM for the purposes of preferential treatment in college admissions is not defined as 50% ethnicity. Please stop spreading misinformation.

 

[bobby_chamo]

Well, either way I am 50%. I look pretty spanish, but my "white" blood shows, of course. My mother and grandmother both moved to the US and I was raised pretty much "american"-ized.

What do you mean about preferential treatment for URM?

 

[freesolo]

apparently Arabic isnt a minority according to my counselor, last I seen i was the only arab in most of my science classes =/.

 

[Jsscales05]

Dude if you are 50% milk it for all that it is worth.

In regards to what they are saying about preferential treatment of URMs, I don't know what you are talking about. It may help in the tiniest bit when applying because you can sneak in with a little lower MCAT or GPA, but in the long run you are still getting worked just like any of your classmates.

 

[toomuch]

If someone has one parent who is black and another who is Hispanic or white, I think they should still be able to say they're Hispanic and black or black. At most medical schools only a CDIB(Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood) is needed to be considered Native American. I know of a person who had one that was 1/16 Native American and could qualify. I don't think it is a big deal.

 

[skypilot]

Check all categories that are significant to you. It is doubtful that 1/16 is significant in your background.