<p>I am a hispanic kid from New York. </p>
<p>I just got into BC early, i suspect largeley due to me URM status (its a pretty white school)</p>
<p>i was wondering if being a urm helps at all at USC, i know they already have pleanty of hispanics????</p>
<p>seccond question, does being from new york help????</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>Being from new york does not help, but also does not hurt you. USC highly values hispanic or African American status, in order to get a diverse representation, so yes your hispanic status should help. As a urm, I know the university actively seeks these people and tries to get as many as possible to come and increase diversity.</p>
<p>i think granting admission based on what ethnic or racial or religious group you belong to is silly. One should be judged on their academic ability and record when deciding who to admit. By the way, I`m a minority, too.</p>
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i think granting admission based on what ethnic or racial or religious group you belong to is silly.
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Could not agree more. It makes no sense to believe that the children of Richard Parsons (the CEO of Time-Warner, who is black) have been, or will be, disadvantaged at any point in their life.</p>
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One should be judged on their academic ability and record when deciding who to admit.
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If only it was that simple. A GPA of 3.8 for a kid from an upper middle-class family and an average school means something completely different from a GPA of 3.8 for a kid from the inner city. Ditto for test scores, first-generation college applicant, etc. I think that some level of consideration of socio-economic circumstances is completely justified, despite the fact that it puts my D at some disadvantage. Unfortunately, race is often used as a proxy for socio-economic status. The saving grace here is that in significant number of cases it is a valid proxy, despite the glaring exception it represents for some CC members.</p>