<p>Especially top rated schools.</p>
<p>Say for instance you have an African American with an 1850 SAT score, 4.15 gpa, a few good leadership positions, low income
and an Asian/Caucasian with a 2150 SAT and a higher gpa, more impressive ECs...who is more likely to get in.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/african-american-students/638464-actual-results-thread-african-americans.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/african-american-students/638464-actual-results-thread-african-americans.html</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/809185-race-college-admission-faq-discussion-6-a.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/809185-race-college-admission-faq-discussion-6-a.html</a></p>
<p>Personally, I feel that ethnicity helps in the sense that a minority with ‘good’ scores is more rare. There may be many Asian/Caucasians with similar scores and great extracurriculars but not as many good scores/great extracurriculars among minorities. This helps the minority to be ‘unique’, i guess. A lot of people on CC say that if you are a minority you can get in anywhere, which isn’t true, but I can’t deny, a minority with lower stats still may be accepted to a top university over a non-minority with better stats.</p>
<p>It’s all about being scarce. Minority w/ good scores and EC and one of few people in your area to apply helps. If you’re a minority and there’s tons of others in your area applying it doesn’t help as much at more selctive colleges.</p>