<p>Does being Filipino count as a URM? I know it's Asian, but most Asians at UPenn are Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Indian, right? So could being Filipino work to my advantage? I'm also part Spanish.</p>
<p>Filipinos are not URM’s.</p>
<p>But would you still be put at a disadvantage for it?</p>
<p>Disadvantage relative to whom? Relative to URM’s, yes. Relative to Whites, negligibly so.</p>
<p>but would my part-Spanish ethnicity more than atone for it, or possibly put me at a slight advantage?</p>
<p>If you indicate yourself as being of Hispanic ethnicity on the Common Application, you may receive a boost via Affirmative Action. However, some schools don’t consider those of Spanish heritage to be URM’s; I’m not sure about UPenn specifically.</p>
<p>Do you have an idea which schools do?</p>
<p>No, I don’t. I doubt that schools advertise this. But you may receive more assistance on the Hispanic subforum; entomom is usually quite helpful.</p>
<p>Part spanish is part-White. I remember reading at the common app that Spanish people, as in people from Spain Are not considered Hispanic. </p>
<p>I’m Filipino too. 
generally Filipino is not Considered URM. Probably a URA haha so maybe It’s an advantage within that Asian category.</p>
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<p>The Common Application does not say this.</p>
<p>Whoops haha…I checked my common app (for the first time in forever) disregard what I just said.</p>