Does being a minority help?

<p>I'm 50% hispanic, 50% white, would reporting myself as hispanic over white give me a better chance at admission?</p>

<p>Of course, duh</p>

<p>As a general statement Hispanics are under represented in colleges and so are sought after in admissions. However, the full situation is more complicated than that, here are some of my thoughts and experience:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/hispanic-students/931488-ivy-league-admissions-nhrps.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/hispanic-students/931488-ivy-league-admissions-nhrps.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Please take the time to read some of the threads on this forum, particularly the sticky threads at the top as they provide much valuable information for Hispanic students before and during the application process.</p>