<p>it did not help to be black african at yale though. I got deferred</p>
<p>^ URM status helping is very different from it being a ticket in to schools as selective as Yale.</p>
<p>Hi all, considering the large international pool, if i am a member of an indigenous tribe in Borneo, is that considered a URM? 
because i am a native guy from borneo applying this year.</p>
<p>Most of the top colleges consider you within your environment. If you live in a country with a poor education system, you will not be compared on the same level as a student with an income of 300k/year at Philips-Exeter. Admissions at Harvard are holistic - they view you in your environment.</p>
<p>It’s not merely “a boost” or affirmative action. Don’t downsize the admissions process with platitudes. Everyone who wants a fighting chance at HYPSM must be at the top of their cohort.</p>
<p>Do pakistanis are considered as URM, or do they have any advantage in admission to elite school,seeing the situation in the country?</p>