<p>I hope this doesn't sound like a dumb question....but I want to know, so here goes.</p>
<p>I'm multi-racial (half filipino, half white), does that give me any sort of AA advantage or URM status?</p>
<p>A slight advantage. Nothing like being black or hispanic though.</p>
<p>I think that if you're half of a URM you're considered "full"...if that makes sense.</p>
<p>i think i get what you mean....like if one of your parents is a URM, then you are a URM....is filipino considered a URM though?</p>
<p>Filipinos are considered "under-represented" members of an "over-represented" group.</p>
<p>My advice? Don't check Asian. Check White and Other and write in Filipino.</p>
<p>The last thing you want is for a biased admissions officer to see Asian and automatically think "textureless math grind."</p>
<p>i think multiracial would be the most honest option, if it's given on the application. or like you said, fabrizio, other (with an explanation)</p>
<p>bumpity!!!</p>
<p>bump (10 char)</p>
<p>It definetelly will help if you have a Hispanic surname</p>
<p>Well, coming from a full filipina who has already gone through the college admissions process, I don't think that filipinos are considered much of URMs (and I do have a Hispanic last name). I think we're just considered under the mass of Asians who don't seem to be under represented at colleges. The true URMs now are those who are black/hispanic/native american. And I'm just basing that off one of the Bill Gates Foundation scholarships....it was for minorities and Asians weren't considered minorities under the requirements.</p>
<p>Hey, I'm half-Asian (my mom is half-Filipina and half-Chinese, but really considers herself to be Filipina), too. :D</p>
<p>my mom is a filipina since we're all into who's got filipino blood from where now </p>
<p>adorevintage, did you just put asian when asked for race, or did you write in filipino, or did you not provide a race on your college applications?</p>
<p>My applications had a spot where you checked Asian and then you specified what kind (in this case Filipino).</p>
<p>i applied to the UCs (i'm filipino/german/spanish) and "filipino" had its own box, separate from "asian." =] oh, and, what the hell is a filipino doing in NC?!</p>
<p>QUOTE: (xnyer)
"It definetelly will help if you have a Hispanic surname"</p>
<p>he's "filipino"....why the heck would he have a hispanic surname?</p>
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he's "filipino"....why the heck would he have a hispanic surname?
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<p>Is Manolo Santana Spanish, Latino, or Filipino?</p>
<p>Is Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Spanish, Latino, or Filipino?</p>
<p>Is Fernando Gonzalez Spanish, Latino, or Filipino?</p>
<p>Is Emilio Aguinaldo Spanish, Latino, or Filipino?</p>
<p>I'll give you a hint, you'llsee..., two of those persons are Filipino despite having Hispanic surnames.</p>
<p>You can be forgiven for knowing nothing about Filipino history, despite our nation's prior involvement there.</p>
<p>emilio was a filipino revolutionary and gloria is the current president of the philippines -- you can applaud me for being smart later. ;]</p>
<p>I'll applaud you now.</p>
<p>The point of the questions was to show how ignorant you'llsee... is regarding Filipino history, which is connected to our history due to our involvement in the Spanish-American War.</p>
<p>Spain basically owned the Phillipines for awhile didn't they?</p>
<p>^whoa, so smart=p</p>