Columbia on my mind..

sybbie719
Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:43:47 +0000

being hispanic does not necessarily = being a URM. BDM, did not say that you were not hispanic. He said that for law school admissions purposes having a mother from South America and grandparents from Spain does not make you an under represented minority (URM) and he is correct.

In law school admissions Blacks (moreso blacks with multigenerational roots in the US, not recent immigrants from the carribean or africa) Mexicans and Puerto Ricans most underrepresented in law school.

However, you can and should use your experience to write a diversity statement.