<p>Hey.</p>
<p>I have a quick question about URMs...</p>
<p>my moms side is all Latina and my dad's side is South African. If I claim that I am both...how much will this be to my advantage? At least for a school like Harvard?</p>
<p>Is your family black south african? </p>
<p>1) Are you a US citizen or Perm Resident? If no, then your ethnicity won’t matter.</p>
<p>2) If Yes, then the exact answer is unknowable. There will be Latinos and Africans who are accepted and many more who will be rejected. Every applicant is unique – if there’s something about you that catches the readers’ attention, then that’s a good thing. As a whole, applicants from a Latino heritage may be fewer and since it’s a targeted group, then that’s to your advantage. If your heritage is white South African, there’s no conveyed advantage accompanying that. That’s all anyone can say.</p>
<p>It seriously doesn’t matter.
Just apply.
If you don’t get in, it probably won’t be because of what ethnicity you put down.
If you do get in, it also won’t be because of that.</p>
<p>None! There are too many good minority candidates for the few available seats. If you want to preferential treatment then write a great essay.</p>