<p>Hello :)</p>
<p>what do you think being Georgian(east europe) is evaluated as being URM ?</p>
<p>No idea?</p>
<p>…</p>
<p>pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee</p>
<p>How does it matter?</p>
<p>OP, a URM in the context of admissions is a Native American, Hispanic or African American. While Amherst admits students from many countries, you would not be considered a URM.</p>
<p>What GA2012MOM says is 100% true…you (or your son or daughter) wouldn’t be a URM. Growing up in Georgia, however, would very likely add diversity and flavor to the aggregate student experience at Amherst and that might be valued. If English language aptitude is excellent and other quantifiable metrics are competitive, the Georgia residency could be an advantage. Not in the sense that Amherst is looking to bolster its Georgia-ex-pat pool of students but in the sense that such a student’s essays and activities might stand out and distinguish the applicant from the overall pool. Simply being Georgian is probably of no moment. But if an applicant has experienced very different things and if an applicant has achieved very different things…and that comes out in the application, it could provide a “bump” for the applicant. But, unlike a URM, this “bump” would need to obtained on the basis of what the applicant has personally done/experienced and it requires artful elaboration beyond a simple declaration of residency. (By the same token, someone who is a URM shouldn’t stop at checking a box to get the “bump” in admissions if the URM applicant can express specific, personal achievements and experiences that demonstrate how that applicant, specifically, can make the student body richer and fuller in ways that don’t get reported to government agencies and college ranking services.)</p>
<p>thanks for the post.</p>
<p>Im interested how can applicant SHOW his distinguished personality (even if he has) with 300 words…
Yes,EC activities show something…
But more i read about college application essay more i understand that an essay should concentrate on very specific single experience.</p>
<p>How’s your attitude…How can the student show his unique personality if he has not only one interesting sight but many?</p>
<p>The take on a single experience can show something unique about their personality. The rest of us who were accepted wrote the essay in 300 words.</p>
<p>Yes, i know it…</p>
<p>:)</p>