<p>Probably African-American males. They tend to be the most underperforming and hence the most "rare." If you look at the breakdown for MCAT scores, Hispanics outperform African-Americans by a substantial amount. It wouldn't surprise me if the same were true to the SAT's.</p>
<p>hehehehhe</p>
<p>yay for being black male! <3</p>
<p>i agree, although i'd have to say that native americans are even "rarer" just because there are literally fewer of them. that, and they don't tend to go to college as often as other URMs. so i'd say they're about equal.</p>
<p>woohoo for being 1/8 cherokee! haha</p>
<p>Native American, hands down. Dartmouth was actually founded to fill this need a couple hundred years ago.</p>
<p>Native Americans, followed by African-Americans (especially males). There are simply a lot more Hispanics and Asian-Americans than there are Native Americans.</p>
<p>cherokees.</p>
<p>Another interesting book about race and its social implications I found recently through a public library search is Race Manners for the 21st Century by Bruce A. Jacobs. </p>
<p>I haven't had a chance to read much of it yet, but it looks like it will help me gain some perspective on some of the issues discussed in this thread.</p>
<p>MODERATOR'S NOTE TO "URM: Which one gets most consideration?" THREAD: </p>
<p>The new thread has been merged into the FAQ thread on this subject. Overnight, the question came up </p>
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<p>The answer to that question is that colleges don't publish admission statistics in a way that allows a clear answer to that question. The way statistics about race and ethnicity are reported to the federal government obscures the issue of whether there is any admission boost at all at every college, or which ethnicity is most preferred in the admission process at any particular college. There aren't enough published data on this to be sure of the current situation anywhere.</p>
<p>I was wondering what percentage of a certain heritage do you have to be in order to list it. For example I am 25% Armenian, so can I list myself as Middle Eastern since Armenia is a Middle Eastern country? I am 50% polish as well, but I thought I remembered hearing that if your heritage is at least 25% from one country, than you may list it.</p>
<p>Hello CC'ers.. I have a pretty dull question, but one that will really help me out by clearing any thoughts I might have had previously..
If I am a Pakistani-Canadian student, what will I refer to my ethnicity as?</p>
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<p>There is no legal rule about this. I'll move this post and reply into the main FAQ thread on this issue, which includes links to the federal regulations.</p>
<p>I happen to be 1/8 Native American, 3/8 black, and 4/8 Chinese. Can I check only Native American and black? Do I need a special tribal card to prove that I am 1/8 Native American? I do not look chinese at all</p>
<p>Why wouldn't you check all three?</p>
<p>It is always allowed for any applicant to any college to check no category at all, and lots of colleges admit lots of applicants who don't self-identify with any ethnic group. </p>
<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1061012037-post4.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1061012037-post4.html</a> </p>
<p>But if you in real life have community affiliation with more than one of the ethnicity or race categories listed on a college application form, you can check more than one category. As of next year, when the federal regulations already announced come into effect, most forms should say "choose one or more," which implies you can decide how many to choose.</p>
<p>latino, since they have similar face complexion and you got more financial aid :)</p>
<p>canadian = white
paki = asian?</p>
<p>lose-lose situation.</p>
<p>Here's a link to the reading list from the 2009 Harvard Summer Institute on College Admissions. </p>
<p>Harvard</a> Summer Institute on College Admissions, June 21-29, 2009, Suggested Reading </p>
<p>Harvard appears to host a college admissions conference every summer at which admissions officers meet to discuss policies and issues that influence the college admission process. Most of the readings are recommended by faculty and staff of the summer institute. Several of the readings address the issue of how race or ethnicity should be treated in the college admission process. You may or may not agree with all of the books recommended on the reading list, but they could be helpful in understanding how college admission officers view current affirmative action policies.</p>
<p>Doesn't ethnicity mean where your parents/ancestors are from and not where you live?
For example, if you have citizenship in Canada and were born there but both your grandparents immigrated there from Pakistan years ago, your ethnicity would be Asian (including from Indian subcont, as the common app says).</p>
<p>but the thing is, two years ago a Sudanese kid with an American passport claimed himself to be an African-American, allowing him to get into all the top universities (harvard, yale, stanford, etc)</p>
<p>my question is that, is there any ethnicity that I can refer to myself as (other than asian) that, in a way, accurately represents my ethnicity, and allows me to have some distinction from asians from the east (chinese, koreans etc.)?</p>
<p>Hmm, well does ethnicity play a big part into college admissions?
And does it help a lot if I'm condiered "pacific islander"?</p>