[Female URM Athlete First Gen] Yale RD 2009

applicannot
Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:32:26 +0000

URM status is like a +1. It can help you, but only if you’re extremely competitive. What I’ve found in my thread and in other threads is that the people on CC put a LOT of stock in URM status. I’m not convinced it’s such a big deal, and even if it is, it’s something to be weary of. I think that URM status might give you some leeway with your SAT scores (it’s just statistically fact that URMs score considerably lower than ORMs or white students, unfortunately), but nothing else. That said, there are definitely a lot of competitive URMs out there.