Is hispanic really a URM? They seem to be all over CC.

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<p>Still URMs, still have an advantage, but it varies with: country of origin (MA & PR are the most underrepresented groups), SES, overcoming adversity, commitment to Hispanic community, and other factors. See this thread for some discussion:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/hispanic-students/931488-ivy-league-admissions-nhrps.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/hispanic-students/931488-ivy-league-admissions-nhrps.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>The fact is that college admissions gets increasingly more competitive, particularly at selective schools, including for Hispanic applicants.</p>

<p>In case you haven’t noticed already, the CC population is NOT representative of the real world.</p>

<p>As much as possible, anyone with an agenda about URM or Hispanic admissions is directed off this forum and to the ‘Race’ thread on the main College Admissions forum. The Hispanic students forum, as long as I’m around, will be a place where information and support for Hispanic applicants and their parents is available. As stated by one of our own, fineartsmajormom:</p>

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The discussion should focus on the definitions used by colleges/universities and related institutions like the college board. CC is designed to help share information but discussions over what “should be” or “shouldn’t be” hispanic are best directed to those institutions, not the CC community. The reality is that these categories affect admissions, scholarship eligibility, etc. and are used by institutions (including the government) to track diversity. You can choose to not participate (there is always the choice to not check a box) but you should read the definitions and requirements carefully should you choose to do so. You can also say that these categories are silly/unfair/racist/arbitrary/meaningless but the point of this forum is to explain how to interpret the criteria and determine how to answer them honestly (should you choose to do so).

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