Chance Me? Does Being a Minority help? How much? Am i even one? Thanks.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hi I am really anxious about upcoming college aps, and I really wanted to know if you guys could steer me in the right direction? Thanks!

I have a 3.83 GPA Weighted I got a C+ senior year in calc… Does this affect me?
I have a 1800 Sat (took my third, comes in a week)
I am in the IB Program, Taken 5 APs

ECs:
-Green Team Enviornmental Club-4 years
-Amnesty international -2 years (treasurer) Invited to a human rights conference in New Mexico, but declined due to $ Issues
-IB Program (Vice President)
-ASB (Student Gov)- 2 Years
-Academic Recovery Center Tutor- 2 Years
-Track and field
-Work at family businesses for over 4 years during high school (Paid Work)
-Gone to Weekend Arabic/Islam School for 7+ years, 3 of which in highschool
-I travel to Palestine over the summers, change perspective (I dont know if thats even important)
-Going to Science fair

Personal Qualities
-Male
First Generation College student
-First Generation American
-Ethnicity/race: I am 100% Palestinian, but born in US (Is this considered a Minority for colleges, I’m a minority at my school for sure 1 out of 2000)
-I speak four languages (English, French, Arabic, Korean)
-Not financially secured/low income, from lower middle class
-Only person in entire family including cousins/uncles etc. to attend a four year
-Californian ( does this matter if im applying to the east coast?)

Awards?
-CSF
-Honor Role
-Idk

Anything else I forgot or should include? I’m planning on applying to a couple of reach/Ivies (Princeton, UPenn) Suggestions?
THANKS! :slight_smile:

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Your SAT scores and GPA is low for Ivies (more so SAT). Your ECs are not excellent but okay. Being first generation will definitely help not so much your ethnicity since they value Hispanics and blacks more (what is your race?) Apply to your reach schools but don’t expect anything as most students have 2300+ and 4.0. You might be a good candidate for some less selective but good school; do your research and look for schools that match your scores and major. Right good essays and who knows.

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Oh, the irony.

“Arab” is not a minority for admissions purposes, and your SAT score puts Princeton, UPenn, and similar schools 99% out of reach. Pick one and apply if you want, but don’t devote considerable time to 3-4 applications almost certain to yield rejections.

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Please rethink your list. You are way over reaching if you apply to top 20 schools. Go ahead and apply to your favorite top school, but then you should apply to schools where you have a decent chance of admission and that you can afford.

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With your stats, you have no chances for Ivies.