<p>weenie:</p>
<p>The standard definition of under-represented minorities are African-Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans. They are under-represented in relation to their proportion of the total population.</p>
<p>However, some colleges may also wish to give an edge to some groups that are not under-represented nationally but are in the context of those particular colleges. For example, LACs such as Bates and Bowdoin may wish to make an extra effort to recruit Asian-Americans whereas LACs in CA would not.</p>