<p>Okay, so lately I have been reading a bunch of threads on ethnicity and have read mixed opinions on how much it matters or not. Now I'm Albanian, and was born there( it's a small country in Europe, in case you didnt know.) I know that I am caucasian, but will it help to play the ethnicity card since it is a little known country in some cases and a minority? I've been told it definitely will, but i'd like some second opinions.</p>
<p>There are countless ethnicities in the world and in the US, but the only ethnicity considered a URM for college admissions is Hispanic. </p>
<p>URM means underrepresented in college compared to representation in the US population as a whole</p>
<p>Your ethnicity, while it is rare in college, is also rare in the US population, so there is no differential between the two.</p>
<p>Compare this to Hispanics, their representation in the US population is significantly higher than their representation in college.</p>
<p>I will add, your ethnicity may make a good essay or come into play in other parts of your application, but my point is that you will not be considered a URM for admissions purposes.</p>
<p>Thanks, that’s useful! I think I will probably end up applying it to an essay or something like that.</p>