Emphasis on URM in top BS admissions

<p>Hi, I'm considering applying to boarding schools(HADES and the like) and I wanted to know if admissions officers consider race in the admissions process. Is it much like how it is in the Ivy League and other top colleges or is it more downplayed.</p>

<p>For the ‘HADES and the like’, comparable to how it is in the Ivy’s.</p>

<p>Thanks, any other input?</p>

<p>I think it does play a significant role, but I don’t think it’s really the deciding factor. It could definitely add to one’s portfolio, and it is an advantage, so in that aspect, I suppose it could be viewed as the ‘maker or breaker’ in a decision if it comes down to it. I guess it depends on how it’s seen in perspective.</p>

<p>Would you be coming through a program like A Better Chance? I think those programs give a significant advantage–to qualified students.</p>

<p>No, I have a chance thread if you would like to ckeck
my financial status and my stats.</p>

<p>I would agree that special programs can help “some” minority students, but not all. </p>

<p>My d applied to A Better Chance and was “not-selected”. I had a very difficult time getting any feedback. I was extremely disappointed to say the least. They would not even discuss if she was “bs worthy”. Luckily, I am a mother that sometimes doesnt take no well and applied to bs independently. </p>

<p>It worked for us.</p>

<p>Alexz825Mom - you’re better off (and my hero, btw).</p>

<p>When I was applying to Exeter our family income probably qualified, but no one ever told me they existed. I found out later that every other student in my school who went to BS (one or two a year) were funneled through that program.</p>

<p>I was better off for it. I knew I got in on my own efforts and merits, rather than being part of a pre-packaged program. The ABC kids (at the time) tended to cluster together while I was out exploring a broader landscape. I notice the same at my daughter’s school. </p>

<p>We didn’t qualify for ABC but I wouldn’t have pursued it even if we did. Didn’t want the “label” attached that she got into BS on some sort of program.</p>

<p>That she’s doing more because the effort to get in rested solely on her shoulders.</p>

<p>Being a mother that doesn’t take “no” is how I was raised, and how I raise my children.</p>

<p>Most people don’t really “need” ABC. And I can guarantee you that our daughter’s will probably go farther for not having the crutch. Just take a look at what you and your daughter did with her education before you applied and the answer was clear. It wasn’t finances that disqualified you - it was because you were light years ahead of the students they normally take.</p>

<p>We’ll be seeing great things from her - I’m sure of it. And she’ll know she did it on her own! :)</p>

<p>P.S. Attention to the URM’s looking for it to be a hook. Either you qualify or you don’t. Set your target on competing to get in with the stats of the best students, not the least common denominator. Otherwise find yourself living down the “image” every day of your schooling. Too many good candidates starting to flood the system for that to be much of a “hook” anymore.</p>