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[quote=Anonymous]whoops, forgot to do this one:

[quote]OP, For URM, do you consider their background? For example, would an AA applicant who has two highly educated parents (and maybe even multi-generations of highly educated relatives) who attended Ivies and are now professionals be considered at the same benchmarks as another AA applicant from the inner city who has to work to provide for the family?[/quote]

We do consider background, but their testing benchmark would be considered relative to the URM pool. As pointed out way back when, getting a 32+ on the ACT means being one of the top 500 black students in the nation. It's a serious achievement, regardless of background.

But just being a URM doesn't give you a guarantee. We have turned down URMs with 32+/1400+ on the tests. Test scores are only one part of the complex equation. Obviously, all else equal, we would probably view the latter applicant in a stronger light given their circumstances. It's just hard to answer situational questions without seeing all the details.
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