<p>IamsoILR, I know why there is URM status, that is not my point. I'm saying it shouldn't exist.</p>
<p>URM kind of looks like the British phrase "erm" which roughly translates to "umm"</p>
<p>Good post Cavalier07</p>
<p>someone in this thread had an 1140/1600 and got admitted to an ivy league school. that should answer every question about how much URM status matters.</p>
<p>I know what you mean, that shouldn't happen. But what should happen is that minorities get 50-100 point break on SAT points, especially for those whose native language is not English. So it would be to some degree logical to accept a URM student with 650V 650W 650M, since that is like 50 below average. Again, moderate decisions should be promoted, and the there really should not be many extremes.</p>
<p>How about Native American? That has to be one of the rarest URMs that adcoms come across. I think they'd admit someone almost on the basis of that alone. But Asian is no longer a URM.</p>
<p>Yea that would be me, Grouch, the one with a 1140. I apoligize to you since I, a black person, got into an ivy, because it seems to bother you so much obviously. But before you make the assumption that URM status does matter so much, you should know that there are black, hispanic, native american, and whatever fits into your URM catagory, students here who scored high on the SATs, are very smart and know where they are going. Also there are a lot of those types of "URMs" who were rejected from Cornell.</p>
<p>When you go to college you'll find out that SAT scores will not predict your success in college at all. And the admissions office at Cornell knows that. That's why a person's app doesn't just ask for their scores, but an essay, resume and transcript as well. But you forgot about that and assumed I got in because I was black. Wow such anger you must hold inside. I sorry to say but yea only prejudice people make those types of comments you may want reevaluate yourself. </p>
<p>Oh and even with my 1140 SAT score I'd have to say I'm doing very well at Cornell, thank you.</p>
<p>"African-American applicants receive the
equivalent of 230 extra SAT points (on a 1600-point scale), and being
Hispanic is worth an additional 185 SAT points."</p>
<p>just wanted to bring this thread back and see if there were any comments from new CC'ers.</p>