<p>I am hispanic (Spain) student with a 35 ACT, 770 USH, 770 Math 1. My UW GPA is 3.65, including a C+ in 9th, but a SIGNIFICANT upward trend, as in, my 11th grade grades are straight A+'s.<br>
I donate a lot of my time to helping an ESL program, along with many other ECs such as debate. I also have some state/national writing awards.</p>
<p>What are my chances ED to the Ivies, specifically Harvard, Penn, & Dartmouth?<br>
What will the impact be to those schools that I have a high ACT, but also that I am Hispanic, but with my family being from Spain?</p>
<p>The Ivies will be reaches for you as for anyone else. They will look favorably upon your high ACT. Being an URM may help you a little, but not enough to rely upon. </p>
<p>@HumNation It is honestly a difficult classification (we talked about this in Spanish class all this year, but that’s another story). Technically, the OP is Hispanic because Hispanic means you come descend from (directly or indirectly) from the culture of Hispana, or present-day Spain. </p>
<p>As far as your shot at the Ivies, OP, they will be tough reaches. Yes your ACT is good and yes your GPA shows an upward trend, but unless you can come up with a great reason for the lower grades freshman year, it will definitely be hard. Best of luck though!</p>
<p>If you were to apply to 8 ivies, I think you would get into at least four. Im saying this only if you are considered a URM. Not many URMs have your stats and you are sort of a commodity. I have seen many minorities with stats less than a 2000 on the SAT get into the like of Princeton. This does not mean you will get in, but do believe me when I say you have a better chance than most.</p>
<p>@HumNation @235423 - On the Common App, when you check off Yes to the question “Are you Hispanic/Latino,” another box comes up asking for that country of origin - one of those choices is Spain.</p>
<p>@235423 That may be true, but I’m pretty sure universities consider South American Hispanics as URMs in colleges rather than those from Spain itself. </p>
<p>You would be considered Hispanic by College Board. Did you apply for College Board’s National Hispanic Recognition program based on your PSAT scores? Even if you didn’t, I believe most schools will use their criteria for “who is Hispanic.”</p>
<p>What is the NHRP’s definition of Hispanic/Latino?
To qualify for this program, you must be at least one-quarter Hispanic/Latino. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnic category, not a racial category; you may be of any race. For purposes of the NHRP, you must be from a family whose ancestors came from at least one of these countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay or Venezuela. </p>
<p>I have been really caught between Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania. I would love to apply ED and make one of the Ivies. </p>
<p>What do you guys think are my chances to them ED, specifically Harvard? Should I take the risk and apply to Harvard ED? I would only do this if I think I have a good shot at making at least one Ivy in RD.</p>
<p>Or, should I just apply Penn ED to be safe?</p>
<p>Harvard, as well as Yale and Princeton, have SCEA, not ED. If you’re looking for the ED ‘boost’, Penn does ED. However, apply to where you want to be and not where you think you’ll get in. </p>
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