URM question

Graduate School Law School
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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>quick question. If I were to apply to a top law school (top 5), how big of a role would my race be? </p>

<p>Note that I am not an American citizen, but a citizen of an Arab Gulf country (lol the biggest one...you guess :P), although of Arabic(past 3 generations)+Asian(maternal great grandmother)+Jewish(paternal great grandfather)+African(paternal great grandmother) heritage :S I don't even look arab lol</p>

<p>what race would I be and how much of a factor is that in admissions? I highly doubt that many people apply from my country to top law schools, or maybe very very few with good enough grades+LSAT scores</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>It doesn’t matter the country. You’d either be considered white or Asian, which won’t help you at all. The only way race could help you would be if you were: African American, Hispanic, or Native American. </p>

<p>I’m not an American citizen either. I wasn’t born here. I was the only one in my senior class from this particular country. My race on every form is still “caucasian”.</p>