<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>
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<p>… yes i am annoying too</p>
<p>it will help a super duper large amount at many schools! you can get them in a bidding war for “merit” aid.
just do not be arrogant about it when you meet with admissions folk , be very humble. they know the game and what needs to be done to get you to want to go to their school.
p.s. what is with the two extra posts minutes after the first one?</p>
<p>Its not nearly as strong of an advantage as many think it is. Different criteria of college applications are weighted different. The result of the whole application is what gains a person admittance or not, not one factor.</p>
<p>Criteria like being Hispanic / AA is also gamed. Applicants who are 1/4th or 1/8th of those races list themselves as such on their application even though they had never considered themselves a URM until it came time for college admissions.</p>
<p>Also, in particular to ‘Hispanics,’ typically the biggest boost is given to Mexican/Mexican Americans as they’re far more underrepresented in higher education than other Hispanics (e.g. Cubans.)</p>
<p>Also what might give URMs a boost is other factors that typically go with being a URM such as growing up in a poor neighborhood or growing up in a single parent household.</p>
<p>In conclusion, apply where you can, and hope for the best, but have realistic expectations. You won’t get into Harvard or Stanford solely because your Hispanic. Many of those that do attend these schools are valedictorians of their class, have participated in Academic Decathlon, etc.</p>
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<li><p>Go to the Hispanic Students forum (under College Admissions, Speciality Topics), read the links in the Resources sticky thread under the section titled Hispanic Applicants and College Admissions.</p></li>
<li><p>Rather than post a duplicate thread and then excessive bumping it, bump your original thread once every 24 hrs or if it is off the first page.</p></li>
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<p>The schools’ common data sets or admissions tabs on [CollegeData:</a> College Search, Financial Aid, College Application, College Scholarship, Student Loan, FAFSA Info, Common Application](<a href=“http://www.collegedata.com%5DCollegeData:”>http://www.collegedata.com) will tell you if race or ethnicity is considered.</p>
<p>However, it is safest to make your reach/match/safety assessments without assuming any admissions advantage for that, since no school which does consider it will say anything meaningful about how much it considers it (probably less than most people think).</p>