Would an URM status help gain admission to UK universities from the US?

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<p>Would a native american minority status help gain admission to UK schools such as the London School of Economics and possibly Oxford? I know its a good hook for top US schools, but what about these?</p>

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<p>i heard the only thing they care about is grades and AP tests… but im not so sure…</p>

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<p>I have heard that as well. Has anyone filled out an application for a UK school?
Any other answers?</p>

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<p>basically the turth. for internationals (and esp from USA) you might have a slight advantage. URM will not help gain admission, but the fact that you’re an international would mean that you will pay the overseas fee (tons more expensive than what a normal UK or EU student would pay) and hence the “advatnage”. URM gives you no advantage whatsoever. they have virutally no aid for internationals, so fi you’re willing to pay a lotta money for a UK LSE/Oxford education by all means, then its good. </p>

<p>they will see (and virtually only care about)

  • grades/AP test scores/SAT scores
  • GPA/rank
  • maybe a little bit from your recommendation (a general rec that your counselor fill sout i think)
    and - like, just maybe your personal statement. </p>

<p>ECs matter little to almost nothing. might give oyu an edge in a draw, but other than that the process is very narrow compared to the holistic judgment of the US</p>

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<p>We read the literature from Cambridge & Oxford a couple of years ago, and at the time their priorities were not URM’s from the United States. Their priorities are still oustanding academics, from anywhere. Secondarily, they do have a program of encouraging & recruiting URM’s within the U.K. and from other areas that the British gov’t has a history with. That may have expanded to include low-SES students within the U.K., due to Tony Blair’s initiatives when he was PM. But I would be surprised if a URM from the U.S. has any greater advantage than any other U.S. student has. Now, that’s for the top U’s. As to <em>all</em> the U’s in the U.K., you’d have to check the individual sites & maybe do some emailing, calling.</p>

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<p>It would not be a hook at top UK universities like Cambridge/Oxford. They care about your grades. If you get in, it’s because you’re smart and have an excellent academic record, not because of your race / the colour of your skin.</p>

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<p>They don’t care about grades. They only care about SAT scores/ SAT II scores/ and AP exam results.</p>