<p>How much does this help you get into college, I am hispanic female and i am applying to math/science programs. I know this is supposedly rare. How much does this help me? I come from a far from disadvantaged family. I have a 3.7 GPA uw and a 2150 SAT. What are some schools i should apply to? I also have a lot of ECs</p>
<p>All things being equal- grades, SATs etc then you’d be seen as adding diversity to the class. That is, you bring experience and thinking not born from the more stereotypical white/asian male math/science student. And your studies will help inspire others from your background to consider deviating from their own cultural expected norms.</p>
<p>However, some areas of math/science do have very good representation by women- particularly in the biological sciences and health related. It might be more handy if you want to go into physical or chemical science or straight math.</p>
<p>You might find additional scholarships related to your family background locally and privately- do a few different online scholarship searches and see your hs guidance counsillor. </p>
<p>Schools for you depend on where you want to study and what eventual major you want (and presumably where will give you a good financial aid package). </p>
<p>Your scores would suggest entry to colleges like Rice, John Hopkins, Bryn Mawr, Carnegie Mellon, Michigan- all excellent schools. </p>
<p>Thinking about financial aid, you might want to look into colleges on a par with Arizona State, Bennington, Boise State. </p>
<p>Enjoy your research :)</p>
<p>come from a far from disadvantaged family</p>
<p>So, you come from a well-off family? Well, some schools still want more Hispanic students so your URM status may help. At schools that get a good number of Hispanic applicants, the fact that you grew up “advantaged” wouldn’t be a plus. </p>
<p>As for math/science programs…Schools probably want more female math students. However, in other sciences, particularly biology, I think there are a good number of female students already. </p>
<p>What schools are you considering?</p>
<p>Have your parents said that they’ll pay as much as a school costs?</p>
<p>It depends on where you’re applying. If you’re from CA, and looking at the UCs, being Hispanic does nothing for the application. Applying to a private predominately white institution such as Lehigh or Bucknell? Then yes, your race may give you an advantage over other applicants. </p>
<p>Also, the OP should not be targeting schools like Boise State. It’s a bottom tier school, and her GPA/ SATs indicate that she can do much better.</p>
<p>I agree that OP should target Top 50 universities/LACs in the Midwest and New England/Mid-Atlantic regions. Add Harvey Mudd and CalTech if you’ve taken Calculus (and gotten an A). This would provide for a nice range of reaches/matches/safeties. In addition, being “not disadvantaged” can be an advantage if that means she’s “full pay”.</p>
<p>whenhen,… fyi Hispanic is not a race or even an ethnic group. Hispanics can be of any race, religion or ethnic group.</p>