<p>Can a URM with a 3.8 uw GPA and a 1900 SAt get into a top 25 university excluding harvard, yale...etc.</p>
<p>yes (10 char)</p>
<p>A lot comes into it, recs, type of school, income....But yes, frankly a lot of non urms get into top 25 schools with those stats. If you're thinking ivy or top LAC focus on raising the SaAT to as near 2200 as possible.</p>
<p>most small LACs in new england are desperately trying to increase diversity, and are actively recruiting both non-white students and non-northeast students.</p>
<p>so a latino from florida with a 1290 & 3.78 has a chance? OMG,lol, i love CC</p>
<p>It helps more if you're also low income + first generation.</p>
<p>argh, hows 50-50... daddy no HS, mommy some college no degree, but 98/99k</p>
<p>when you say first generation, does that mean no member in your family went to school in the US or just any college? ie. My dad went to a university in a different country, but I'll be the first to apply to US colleges. Does that make me first generation or not???
Thanks..</p>
<p>First generation is only a very small tip factor (not an advantage, just a tip) and is usually taken into consideration with other factors (low income, under performing school, student working or taking care of siblings, etc).</p>
<p>Remember, there are some students who even though they may be first generations, they come from very affluent backgrounds and have been given every advantage so being a first generation gives then no tip factor.</p>
<p>Definition of First-Generation Students: Undergraduates Whose Parents Never Enrolled in Postsecondary Education </p>
<p><a href="http://nces.ed.gov/pubs98/98082.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://nces.ed.gov/pubs98/98082.pdf</a></p>
<p>If your parents attended college outside of the U.S. you are not a first generation college student.</p>
<p>Regarding not finishing college- It depends on the college and will be taken into consideration with other factors (ex. low income)</p>
<p>my parents learned english at a CC... not technically enrolled for an AA degree... but as part of an ESL thingy in the early 80s... my mom did like a year in her country, but stopped when she moved her... so am i first generation? (dad didnt get HSD/GED)</p>
<p>If your parents attended college in another country (and you are saying that your mother did) you are not considered first generation.</p>
<p>Also, you stated and income of $98- 99,000 so even if you were a first gen, it probably would not be much of a tip factor for you because you come from a high income family.</p>
<p>can a URM with SATs in the 1700-1800 range and gpa with a 3.1-3.3 but with alot of ECs and some awards make it to at least GSP at NYU RD?</p>
<p>Your stats are a little low and NYU is not at a loss for attracting URMs (remember NYC has a school system of over 1 million kids). </p>
<p>If on the off chance you should get into NYU, it is very likely that you are not going to get any money so be expected to pay a large share of the 50,000 cost of attendance. Expect to be close to a full paying student.</p>
<p>what about 3.7 uw, 3.9 w, top 25% (170 ppl), medical magnet school, single 4th grade teacher mom (50K), Mexican male with like a 2000-2100?</p>
<p>Note to op: sybbie719 also has an excellent post on the thread in this section entitled "Are stats on CC unrealistically discouraging?" . </p>
<p>In that post it discusses the chances for different groups (including URMs) at Dartmouth. You might want to go take a look.</p>
<p>so how am I looking?</p>