<p>Hi all,
I was just wondering whether international students from an ethnicity officially classified as a "minority" get some preference over other non-minority applicants from the same country??</p>
<p>i guess they would consider it to some extent.......as in my case i guess i will send in official documents to support the fact...lets hope they won't be too oblivious abt it</p>
<p>I highly doubt that the admissions officers will look into international minority status. URM only matters for US applicants, i think.</p>
<p>I don't see any reason why you should be favored based on your ethnic background per se. American minorities at least appear in the college's ethnic make-up statistics, but international students are grouped as "non-resident aliens" regardless of their skin color.</p>
<p>Of course if you write a great essay about how you want to dedicate your life to fighting discrimination because you've been affected by it all life long, that might make a difference.</p>
<p>Frankly, submitting official documents to prove your minority status is ridiculous.</p>
<p>I think country matters more than anything else in int'l admissions. The colleges want to boost the numbers of countries represented, which inevitably means that students from especially populous countries (China, India, Pakistan, etc.) who need financial aid suffer more than, say, students from unusual places.</p>
<p>@rearset44
how are you going to tell adcoms abt your minority status anyway...are you sending official documents.....or is it through an essay...or any other means???</p>