Under represented Minorities-- where are you applying?!

stephgmeister

Hello everyone,

I am an UMR (first generation Mexican-American) and a bunch of priority deadlines are this Thursday so I just want to make sure I'm not overlooking a certain school. I know the ivy leagues tend to be good for this but based on my LSAT and GPA of 159 and 3.24, I am not applying to those schools.

I am applying to UC Hastings (top choice), Chicago- Kent, UC Irvine, U of Wisconsin.... any other recommendations?
So far I have submitted apps for Pepperdine, USD and U of Denver.

Thank you,

Stephanie

mcglz_64

Just Apply to the schools you want to go to...there's no school (that I know of) that is particularly "good" for URMs. I might be wrong but if you're applying to a school solely because its good for URMs, why bother? Just my philosophy. I'm a fellow URM

10000019

@mcglz_64 said:
Just Apply to the schools you want to go to...there's no school (that I know of) that is particularly "good" for URMs. I might be wrong but if you're applying to a school solely because its good for URMs, why bother? Just my philosophy. I'm a fellow URM

My guess is the OP meant schools that give a boost to URMs. Certain schools don't care about URM status, while at other schools the boost can be significant.

_oshun1_

IDK about URM but based on the CA-based schools you're applying to, why not apply to Loyola (Los Angeles) and Chapman? Santa Clara? Southwestern?

mcglz_64

In that case Based on my emails, again as a fellow URM, Washington and Lee has been emailing me to highlight their diversity program. GGU in California also...

mcglz_64

And...U Georgia and Wash U