<p>is being half native african still a urm, and will it help as much as african american (not technically african american as neither parents born in america and i wasn’t)</p>
<p>Yes, being half is <em>plenty</em>, and it will probably help even more than being black. To be honest, if you have a 3.5+ GPA and a 1300+ SAT, you probably have a good shot at HYPS.</p>