Afghani? Forum

avacado · Post by **avacado** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 1:25 am

My dad is Afghani hazara, and most of my family members are refugees in Iran.. is this an URM?

holydonkey · Post by **holydonkey** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 1:27 am

avacado wrote:My dad is Afghani hazara, and most of my family members are refugees in Iran.. is this an URM?

nope

nyyankees · Post by **nyyankees** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 1:28 am

yes that is an underrepresented group and a minority. no you will not get a boost. sorry. write a compelling DS

newyorker88 · Post by **newyorker88** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 4:41 pm

avacado wrote:My dad is Afghani hazara, and most of my family members are refugees in Iran.. is this an URM?

No it is not a URM. Afghani's are not underrepresented in law school based on their US population.

*edited for clarification

avacado · Post by **avacado** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 2:29 am

do u mean underrepresented in law schools?

APimpNamedSlickback · Post by **APimpNamedSlickback** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 2:43 am

write a good diversity statement. i would certainly value your life experiences, and my sense is that adcoms would as well. good luck.

newyorker88 · Post by **newyorker88** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 4:23 am

avacado wrote:do u mean underrepresented in law schools?

If you're referring to me, yes.