<p>Would someone from Trinidad be a URM?</p>
<p>Let me clarify. Applications list Trinidad and closeby islands under African American, but there are also a lot of people of Indian origin in Trinidad. One of my grandparents is from Trinidad (Indian origin) and the rest of my family is Southeast Asian. Would I be able to take advantage of the URM status?</p>
<p>Probably. It's not as strong as African American, but I would think the economic conditions and educational opportunities in TT would still make you a URM. I haven't been to TT (Tobago) in awhile. I need to get back down there:). Lime'n.</p>
<p>You might as well check "other" or check more than one box (whichever you feel apply to you) and then explain your situation.</p>
<p>You're not African American, but are a foreign student from the Caribbean, so I don't think that would count as a URM. For schools trying to increase their overall diversity in terms of having a mixture of students from various countries, cultures, etc., however, being from the Caribbean could be a plus.</p>
<p>If financial aid is a concern, make sure that you check the colleges' policies about providing aid to international students. At many colleges, such aid is very limited and only goes to students whose stats are far above the norm for the college.</p>
If you come from Indo-Trinidadian descent but were born in the US does that count as an URM? Sorry I know this is an old post but I was just wondering
Are your ancestors partly from African regions and partly from Asian regions?