<p>@clover8: my interviewer said around 3 or 4 apply each year. So im an URM</p>
<p>3! And i get to keep them all when I’m 18 
I’m hoping for 4 if I eventually get US citizenship </p>
<p>I don’t think I count as a URM because I’m white (damn freckles :p) I could be wrong though.</p>
<p>3 citizenships - that’s so impressive BlueRaven1! Is any of the citizenship overrepresented at the schools you’re applying to?
Other than that, I think the fact that you have 3 citizenships gives you an edge because you must have matured a lot from traveling and interacting with people from different cultures.</p>
<p>Nope all 3 are underepresented I believe :D</p>
<p>WOW…
For me, there’re over 100 applicants to each top tier school. There are more to those 3rd or 4th tier ones.</p>
<p>But a girl who went to a HADES school’s reception said that there were (only!) 60 candidates this year. That school usually admits 2 or 3 kids.
The pool sounds like less competitive than I thought. But applying for aid isn’t easy no matter what.</p>
<p>PS China doesn’t allow dual-citizenship. (I want to know the reason and other countries which are like China)</p>
<p>BR, I’m just curious about why you travel that much. Your parents work in different places? That’s such a good opportunity!! Going to ARGENTINA(or any other Latin-American country) is my D-R-E-A-M!!!</p>
<p>I also count as a URM but there’s a girl from my country who goes to one of HADES and also another one who goes to one of the 2nd tier schools (I think their citizenships are from … but applied from USA as no one here knows about boarding schools, English isn’t generally taught well and SSAT isn’t offered.). I don’t think those schools will accept me since my biggest advantage is probably my home country :(</p>
<p>Stay positive! The admission standard for URM is not as high as that for (let’s say) Chinese or Korean.
They hope you can bring more unique things! Maybe the languages you speak, the instrument you play, the amazing travel experience you had…anything like that!
I’d like to see some different things from a URM personally. I met a girl from Gibraltar and it’s so interesting to talk to her!</p>
<p>I ever met somebody from Lithuania. I couldnt understand her language at all. :p</p>
<p>gonnastop - just curious- how did you come to the conclusion that the admission “standard” for URM in prep schools is not as high as for others, considering the 5 basic metrics used in the evaluation process (grades, interview, standardized tests, recommendation, essays. Is this simply your assumption or do you have hard evidence that supports this fact and demonstrates that this is prevalent in BS admissions?</p>
<p>Sorry for assuming things(I do this all the time—sorry)!
But I do think that the admission people want a more “diverse” student body, in terms of “countries represented”. If you really come from a country which is currently not represented, it will be a great hook.
And I’m sure that if there’s a Korean/Chinese kid who has roughly the same academic/athletic/… Performances as you do, they’ll admit you. The AOs only take a certain number of kids from countries like China(here it’s 3-5 for most of the schools). </p>
<p>I’d say being a URM definitely helps you and HOW it can help you depends on where exactly you’re from and what you can bring to the school. </p>
<p>(many schools create quotas for Korean and Chinese kids. And you’re probably competing with other URM if you come from a underrepresented country, where there’s less fierce competition)</p>
<p>You may want to pick up a copy of The Price of Admissions by Daniel Goldens or A is for Admissions by Michelle Hernandez. While both books focus on the college admissions process they also help to demystify the practices of BS admisssions as well.</p>
<p>how about if I’m Chinese but come from a URM country?</p>
<p>I think one way to look at this issue is checking on different selectivity level for different pools - geographically, racially as well as other diversities the school is looking for. Suppose a school is determined to diversify its student body geographically by recruiting aggressively in an underrepresented state. They got 2 academically qualified kids from Wyoming this year and they admitted one. A possible scenario is that the same kid, if put in the New York pool (assume he moved to NYC a year ago) would probably not get in. He would be still qualified but there are kids MORE qualified from NY, and the school just couldn’t take as big a propotion of the qualified kids from NY as those from Wyoming. If GemmaV is around, I’d like to ask her if my “analysis” makes some sense.</p>
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our kid is scotch-irish-german. from looking at bs rosters, all 3 of these are under-represented nations. so will this help him (despite american citizenship)? :D</p>
<p>Irish is one of mine :D. I guess it should help although if he has an american accent and hasn’t lived there then mabye not so much. I’m really not an expert at all but it’s better then nothing at least.</p>
<p>darn that accent thing! should have gotten him to a speech instructor before interviews! :D</p>
<p>:p
You know what, I could actually see some desperate parents doing that!
My accent is pretty indestinguishable most of the time however when I’m nervous it thickens. So I guess I sounded pretty non-american for my interviews! Best of luck though!!!</p>
<p>and best of luck to you too, blue!</p>
<p>I think chinese government doesn’t allow dual-citizenship is because they want their people to remain “loyal”, so to speak, to their motherland.
Just a little thought, it might be because of some other things too…</p>
<p>I guess you’ve got a point exoeerotch!</p>
<p>I do think that being international(except east Asian) helps you.</p>