Under Represented Minority? How much weight does it effect?

Colleges & Universities Harvard University
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<p><a href=“http://www.provost.harvard.edu/institutional_research/Provost_-_CDS2008_2009_Harvard_for_Web_Clean.pdf[/url]”>http://www.provost.harvard.edu/institutional_research/Provost_-_CDS2008_2009_Harvard_for_Web_Clean.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>According to the 2008-2009 Harvard Common Data Set (Page 2), 522 Harvard undergraduate students out of a total of 6678 self-reported being Black/Non-Hispanic (7.8%) and 44 Harvard undergraduate students out of a total of 6678 self-reported being American Indian/Alaska Native (0.0659%).</p>

<p>If you look at those numbers in relation to the percentages of White/Non-Hispanic and Asian or Pacific Islander – yes, being an URM does help, especially being both African American and Native American. As every college is seeking a diverse student body, YES, I would put it down on ALL your applications.</p>