Chances for a low income student at NYU, Columbia, and Cornell

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi everyone,I am going to 12th grade and I want to know if I have a guaranteed spot in NYU, COLUMBIA, or CORNELL preferably through HEOP or regularly. Being in a low income family, I know my education is the only thing that can improve my life. I am not sure if I am considered a minority as my parents are from the middle east.</p>

<p>income for family of 5: 15,000</p>

<p>sat: 650 math 630 crit. 590 writing</p>

<p>average: 95</p>

<p>APs: soph. year-AP euro-4.
Jun. year - AP gov. 4, AP calc. -4, AP Bio - 5.</p>

<p>sat 2: bio - 740, world hist - 590</p>

<p>extra curic.: over 120 hrs of community service,debate team, math team, author for weekly newsletter, science olympiad/contest, chess team, published a poem, honor society.</p>

<p>job experience: summer 2007 - day camp, summer 2008 and 2009 - sports medicine</p>

<p>Please I want to hear your opinions(especially those who got HEOP).</p>

<p>Also will applying early decision help my chances for getting heop?</p>

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<p>You will not be considered a minority. Can’t comment on HEOP, but your scores are not in range for any of these schools unless you will be viewed differently under that program.</p>

<p>The other problem you’ll also have is that NYU is highly unlikely to give you the financial aid you would need.</p>

<p>There are several good SUNY school where your stats would work, have you looked?</p>