<p>Hey, I’d just like to add that I’m pretty sure a black girl with a 2300+ and better GPA got either deferred or rejected (I’m not sure) from Harvard this year. So that 2300 isn’t guaranteeing you acceptance. Try to get your grades up.</p>
<p>@alexis of course not one single thing can be the sole factor in admissions you derp.
you obviously need to fulfil a handful of requirements, such as scores (GPA, SAT/ACT, AP,etc), EC’s, and college essays. But what officers also take into consideration (quite heavily too) is ethnicity, since every single top tier school wants to “promote diversity”, and lets face it how many African/Native Americans do you see with an SAT score of 2300+ as opposed to Asians/Whites? By no means am I trying to say such URM applicants are unable to achieve great scores, but I think its a given that its not as common, which is why colleges are more likely to take what they can get of the rather more qualified URM applicants and fill up their student body population requirements.</p>
<p>and no. what makes you think I’m “shocked and saddened that what he/she sees as underqualified applicant has gained admission to his/her dream school”. I’m just shocked by some people’s ignorance these days</p>
<p>And I’m annoyed by the sheer stupidity on this thread. 2300 or not, not many elite places are going to say “damn this guy’s an URM with such a high score. Let’s ignore all the 2100+ scorerers with good GPAs and admit him bc he’s a freaking unicorn.” It sickens me when folks on this thread see ONE part of the app (scores, race) and chance off that alone.
I know URMs get a boost. It isn’t enormous. I could see if this guy had a 4.0 and a 2300. That’s one thing.</p>
<p>I remember reading somewhere that the largest group benefitting from AA is white women. Weird.</p>
<p>How do white women benefit from AA?</p>
<p>Once you go black, you never go back.</p>
<p>In jobs where men are the majority. Schools even (MIT).</p>
<p>It’s not just blacks who benefit. If you’re a member of a demographic that’s under represented in a given school or job, you’re going to benefit.
<em>^▁^</em></p>
<p>@PopulistHero–SATs good, as you probably know. You might have some trouble with those grades; however, an upward curve in grades is a plus. I’d suggest Early Action at a school you like or a few schools. With your stats, I’m not sure you’d want to confine yourself to ONE school. Maybe apply to several and see what you get. I know a minority male who supposedly had poor grades but great SATs, and made Princeton. But then again, not everyone’s application is the same, and he got in a few years back.</p>