<p>I noticed that this has not been said on CC
but what are all the URM's
ex. African Americans, Hispanics...but aren't some asians considered URM's too? like indonesian or philipino</p>
<p>also...what is all this talk about first generation? what kind of advantage does that hold?</p>
<p>There are schools where Asians are considered URMs, schools that don’t attract many Asian students. Not the ones typically discussed here. Any school with less than 5% Asians will give them a boost.</p>
<p>Colleges lump all Asians in one category. A few will go out of their way to make sure they have reresentation from different countries, but not many have that luxury.</p>
<p>First gen means your parents did not attend college. It’s a boost, or tip factor at some schools meaning a student from a less educated, lower income family who has the same stats as an affluent student would get the nod.</p>
<p>what about ivy league? do they lump all the asians together?</p>
<p>^Yes, and that generally includes Filipino (those technically, Filipino’s are Pacific Islanders). Their racial breakdowns are pretty crude (black, white, native american, asian/pacific islander), at least according to the information they provide to websites that provide those breakdowns.</p>
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<p>Exactly. You are evaluated in light of your environment, so someone who has done extradinary things considering a less-than-ideal home environment is more desirable than someone who has accomplished similar things without much effort.</p>
<p>The ivy league schools get so man applicants from Asians that it especially competitive for Asian applicants. However, they get enough applicants to get a good distribution of Asians from many countries.</p>
<p>ahh thanks :)</p>
<p>any more comments?</p>