I’m an African-American student who attends a private, college preparatory high school. I applied to both Hamilton College and Middlebury College’s minority weekend programs and was accepted to both. In order to be considered, I had to send my high school transcript and SAT scores and write an essay. Even though I will not require financial assistance, both colleges are paying for my airline ticket to fly to the colleges. What are the chances that when I apply to the colleges, that I will be accepted?
Does being admitted to colleges' minority weekend programs mean you will be admitted to the college?
Being invited to such programs does not necessarily mean that you will be admitted, although if they looked at your high school record, SAT scores, and essay, they presumably do not see you as an obvious “no chance” applicant (the kind who applies to HYP with a 2.5 HS GPA in low-rigor courses, 1200 SAT CR+M+W, and no significant extracurriculars or hooks).
No but it sure doesn’t hurt.