<p>I was wondering if Hawaiian is considered an URM?
Especially because Pacific Islanders are usually grouped with Asians as Asian/Pacific Islander.
Is it also true that Asians are no longer URM?</p>
<p>Don’t think it’s considered URM, but it certainly helps geographic diversity. Many schools want students from all states. If you still live in Hawaii, you are attractive to many schools, especially in the east.</p>
<p>The Common Application (as well as the U.S. Census) has a separate category for Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders (Original Peoples). They are not included with Asians. Whether any colleges consider this to be URM I don’t know.</p>
<p>does Hawaiian mean polynesian, or does it mean a resident of Hawaii?</p>
<p>Yeah I live in Hawaii.</p>
<p>Hawaiian is an actual ethnicity of the original people from Hawaii. But lots of people who move here from the mainland think that because they live in Hawaii, that makes them Hawaiian.</p>
<p>Agree with Hunt. And whether you will be considered URM will likely depend on the individual school. For instance, a small, rural LAC in the midwest or east might be very interested in NH/PI applicants.</p>
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I think that just makes them haoles.</p>
<p>Notice that the definition above includes the words “Original Peoples.”</p>
<p>Do they count as American Indians or Native Americans or whatever they’re calling them these days?</p>
<p>No, they are a different category of “Original Peoples”.</p>
<p>Okay thanks guys.</p>
<p>I don’t think though that even though I’m Hawaiian from and first generation student with a 29 ACT would help me get in Brown/Dartmouth/Rice</p>