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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Trying to put together a college list with our URm son.

College placement at our private has no guidance in terms of how he may benefit from diversity interests.

Anyone have insight here?  It used to be quantifiable, now we feel we are shooting in the dark.[/quote]

Make sure he mentions something about a life experience related to his culture/race. It could be that a story with cultural elements (like stories of overcoming racism told by grandparents or something) *inspired him* to go volunteer or become a lawyer. Of colleges that want to give URMs a boost even with the overturning of overt affirmative action, almost all mention that the ruling allowed for them to consider race as it relates to life experience (and places that believe this will continue to give special preference in this way until a new court case says that even doing this is illegal). If you want the boost, you have to mention it in your essays somewhere. Another example could be a trip to a homeland inspiring some sort of action/involvement/life direction. Or (maybe most commonly) personal experiences of racism/discrimination leading to some sort of change in perspective. It doesn't have to be negative like this, though. Some sort of positive inspiration is another great direction to go in.

If you want to get the boost, connect race/ethnicity in a substantive way to your experiences/life outlook/future plans/involvement, etc. Show an impact/influence that race/ethnicity has had on you. Doesn't have to be a negative experience leading to the impact but definitely can be. [/quote]

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