URM/First Gen

vokraszewski

I was wondering if being Vietnamese counts as URM. I’ve been researching it and I found mixed answers some say yes and some say no. Also does being a first generation college student/law student boost your admission chances?

Thanks in advance!

trilogy83

Pretty sure all Asian people, regardless of ethnicity, aren't counted as URM. It's quite flawed, since umbrella != disaggregated data, but that's my understanding. Either way, you aren't responsible for identifying yourself as URM, the adcomms are, so it's hard to say. Also being first gen is definitely a soft factor!