confused about ivy admission...please help

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am hispanic and I have had many different people tell me many different things about how affirmative action will affect my chances at colleges so I am posting here hoping that someone will clear it up for me. </p>

<p>Stats:
Hispanic male
Competitive public school in New York</p>

<p>SAT: 2210 (will retest for 2250+)
CR: 740
M: 800
W: 670 (i have no idea what happened but I will retest to get that up)</p>

<p>Chem: 690 (sophomore year)
Math 1: 740 (sophomore year)</p>

<p>This year I will take retake chem and also take U.S. history and math II. I am expecting low-mid 700s on all of them. </p>

<p>GPA
Freshman: 2.7 (I know...but I will be able to explain this)
Sophomore GPA: 3.7
Junior: 3.6ish</p>

<p>Junior Year Classes:
AP Chem (expecting 5)
AP Comp Sci A (expecting 5)
AP U.S. History (expecting 4 or 5)
AP English Lang (expecting 4 or 5)
Honors Precalc
Honors Physics
Honors Spanish
Honors Latin</p>

<p>Freshman and Sophomore years I took all honors except for 1 class.</p>

<p>ECs:
-Designed, created, and currently maintain a website for my dad's company that generates $10,000+ per year.
-Habitat for humanity
-Varsity Crew (2 seasons)
-JV Ski Team (1 season)
-Youth Group (a volunteer group at my church)
-Volunteer at SICM Food Pantry
-Job as a cashier
-Summa cum laude on National Latin Exam level 1
-Cum laude on National Latin Exam level 3
-5/6 on NYS Math League competition</p>

<p>My top school right now is Cornell. Some people have told me that I am guaranteed to get in because I am Hispanic but others have told me that I have no chance.</p>

<p>Can somebody please chance me for:
Cornell
UPenn
Colombia
Dartmouth
RPI
Vassar
Wesylan
Wake Forest</p>

<p>I know I have a wide range of schools but I literally have no idea how affirmative action will affect me.</p>

<p>Also, out of curiosity, what would be the chances at Cornell for someone with my stats if they were white?</p>

<p>Thank you for replying</p>

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<p>anyone...please?</p>

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<p>in at all.</p>

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<p>Lol you spelled Columbia wrong</p>

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<p>You're qualified for those schools even if you weren't a URM. Being a URM can ensure a greater chance of getting into those ivies though. However, its definitely your actual stats that qualify you rather than your URM status which is usually only a factor when deciding between equally qualified candidates.</p>

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<p>So do I have a chance at HYPS or will I just get made fun for asking that question?</p>

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<p>^ Fair shot at HYPS I think, no harm trying (apart from the application fee and the time you spent on the applications, that is).</p>