Am I "URM" ?

oagui023

Male (Hispanic)
English is my second language
Came to the US at 9 years old
First-generation high school and university grad.

Would this be considered "URM" or more of a diversity statement thing?

615Kevin

I definitely think you are an under-represented minority

Law and Yoda

A couple forums on here that I've seen have mentioned that a minority might fall under- American Indians/Alaskan Natives, African Americans/Blacks, Mexican Americans, and Puerto Ricans.

LSAC's website states this "Law schools seek qualified African American, Latino, Asian, and Native American students, as well as other students of color, to enrich the learning process for all students. Ethnic/racial identity is self-reported on your LSAC registration or on your law school application materials (or both)."

https://www.lsac.org/discover-law/diversity-law-school/raciallyethnically-diverse-applicants

I think you have a strong case to be considered a URM!

VerdantZephyr

As you are Hispanic, you can certainly claim URM status. You determine if you want to select that box and no one is going to dispute you on it. Schools will be happy to have another URM applicant rather than act as ethnicity police.

Logician

As everyone else has mentioned above, you’d definitely be able to claim URM status.

oagui023

Thanks for clearing this one up for me everyone!

Best of luck to you all