<p>These are two very stupid questions, but.... </p>
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<li><p>What does URM mean? I've seen it appear a lot in many forums.</p></li>
<li><p>If your parents went to college in a different country, then moved here, would you be considered a first generation in the family? </p></li>
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<p>Thanks for any answers. :)</p>
<p>under-represented minority, i think</p>
<p>and to answer your other q, probably not.</p>
<p>1) Underrepresented minority. Because college adcoms (those who decide who gets in/who is out) look for “diversity” in applicant pools, it is considered a “hook” to be a URM (black, Asian, Native American etc.) because it helps them diversify their selected population of candidates.
2) You are considered first generation (in terms of ethnicty/roots) if your parents were born/raised in a different country and now you are here. Now, for college, no. You are not a first generation college student.</p>
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<p>Asians are ORMs (over represented minorities), not URMs, as their representation in colleges is greater than in the country as a whole, and they do NOT have a hook for college admissions.</p>
<p>First gen means ‘first generation to attend college’ ANYWHERE, so you are not first gen.</p>
<p>dont listen about asians being ORMs, its just what this site made up. If you look at any college, whites are more present than any other race.</p>
<p>itsy, ORM doesn’t mean that they have the most students present, it means that their representation in college is greater than their representation in the general populace.</p>
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<p>Some Asian ethnicities are treated as URMs.</p>
<p>^^^Correct, I should have said “in general”, as Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are sometimes considered URMs; Asians can be Hispanic (eg. Japanese Peruvians); and all Asians may be considered as URMs at some schools, those who’s location or other characteristics make them less desirable choices to Asian students.</p>
<p>itry, the 2001 census showed that non-Hispanic Asians (including NH & PI) make up 3.7% of the US.</p>
<p>Woooh, thanks guys. I am Asian so that’s something important to know. And I guess I’m not first generation either.</p>