<p>Are asians considered URMs here ?</p>
<p>No. Asians are not considered URMS anywhere.</p>
<p>What does URM mean??</p>
<p>I don't know if they're considered URM's, but my friend who is Chinese did receive an invitation to that Diversity Day (I'm not sure if that is what it's called...)event at Amherst.</p>
<p>Under Represented Minority. Do a lot of Asian consider and apply to small Liberal Arts Colleges? They usually go to comparative large Universities.</p>
<p>It depends on the school. Some LAC's, like Swarthmore and Wellesley in particular have a much higher percentage of Asian students (in the ballpark of 25%, I think). Those LAC's for whatever reason, tend to appeal to Asian applicants more.</p>
<p>The question: Do Asians mostly apply to larger universities?</p>
<p>It depends on whether you are talking about Asian-Americans or international Asians. Those who have been raised in the US know the reputation of the various schools - and Amherst is near the top. Excellent students apply to Amherst. Internationally, however, Amherst is not well known, and so perhaps fewer qualified Asians apply.</p>
<p>Even though Asians are a minority in the US, they are not URM because they attend college at a rate higher than their proportion of the population. African-Americans and Hispanics/Latinos attend at a lower rate compared to their percentage of the population, and are therefore underrepresented.</p>
<p>Internationals are not considered URM. They are in a separate admissions category.</p>
<p>im a "non excellent" asian raised in so cal that applied to amherst</p>
<p>I'm Asian, too. However, my brain is not as smart as those of ASIANS</p>
<p>haha, ditto</p>