Applying to ivy league, being hispanic and moved here a mere 3 years ago will help me in admission you think? would it make up for my 1230 in th SAT’s?
<p>no it wouldn't make up for a 1230 on the SATs.</p>
<p>my cousin moved here three years ago and she's asian and she's being judged in comparison with the best in the country, being a urm really shouldn't give you that much of an advantage over someone who has had the same exposure to english but is asian</p>
<p>hispanics are seen very differently than asians</p>
<p>Pebbles--Asians are not URM's, while Hispanics are. And yes, dpiderit, your being Hispanic will help you immensely.</p>
<p>1230 is still very low for a URM at an Ivy. You have to have some other tremendous boost to get in.</p>
<p>oh ok, well my gpa is 3.8 so not outstanding but for being urm it might be like a 3.9 or 4.0 of a native i think. I'm in the top 10% of a class of 1026 students. I have done 2 varsity sports, one for a year and the other for 3 years. I have several awards. couple of clubs and 150+ community hours. I'm studing hard for my SAT II though...</p>
<p>Oh and my essays...spending ridiculous amount of time proof-reading with teachers and doing them over again. Really doing them carefully so I think they'll be very good. And the letter of rec are preeeetty good! so I don't know I might get lucky hehe. HopefullY.</p>
<p>Going to be difficult for the Ivys - they receive plenty of applications from hispanics with stats MUCH higher than yours. However, you will have a good shot at top tier LAC's and private universities below the top 20 where will your URM status will give you a boost.</p>
<p>yes i'm quite aware they're seen differently. however a 1230 is still a 1230. it is VERY low for the top ivies and quite low for the "bottom" ivies.</p>
<p>hmm....its a tough call. If they are low on hispanic applicants then a 1230 should be good enough at say, Brown, where they dont care about SAT's as much. However, a 1230 will not get you to harvard.</p>
<p>It also depends on other factors such as your background (if you are an orphan and have never seen five dollars together in one pile, then you might get in with a SAT as low as yours). Otherwise, unless you are very blessed in your athletics (which you have not indicated), then your chances are low, even as a hispanic.</p>
<p>I'm hispanic too--applying to ivy too--
Nonetheless, I wish you the best of luck, paysano!
ZZ3</p>
<p>The fact that it WILL help you doesn't make up for the fact that it is unfair, I don't mean to be acrid, but you must admit that your acceptance based on your race is unfair.</p>
<p>It's kind of a sensitive topic, and one that many people are bitter about... it may be a tad insensitive to flaunt your URM advantage. Though good luck to you.</p>
<p>Is the 1230 a one time try? I think you need to consider if you will be able to compete with everyone else at the IVY. It isn't just about gettting in, it needs to be an academic fit for you also. I would hope you would look for a place where you will excel and become a role model for URM's.</p>
<p>Thank you very much to all of you, I don't know i mean, i stil have the hope, i know for sure there are other urm's with better stats but hey you never know... thanks anyway, best of luck for all of you too!</p>
<p>The rest of your background also is important. If you are low income and/or have parents who didn't go to college, those are considered plusses in admission. If you came from Spain, that would be considered a minus. If you are Mexican or Puerto Rican, that would be considered a plus since so few Hispanics from those areas go to college here.</p>
<p>Northstarmom - what exactly is considered low income in college admissions?</p>
<p>OKay this is how being Hispanic will help you. If your 1230 stays where it s and that is the SAT score that you will send to colleges you will not get into Harvard, Yale, Princeton or MIT. Reason being they have many many applicants who are Hispanic just like you except they have 4.0 gpa's are also ranked in the top 10% of their class but their SAT scores are above 1400 and in some cases higher then 1450. Their E.C's are just as good and they are just as committed. At a place like Brown it is still in an Ivy your oddsw ould be better because they don't rely that heavily on SAT scores. However, with it still being an Ivy it still gets many applicants who are Hispanic with 4.0 gpa's and 1450 - 1500 SAT's. That goe for all Ivy's. Your odds would be better at top 35 schools because top 25 school have huge overlaps with the lower Ivy's. </p>
<p>I'd say aim for top LAC's you should get in to a few of them</p>
<p>I think that at Harvard, having a family income of $40 k or lower must be considered low income because such students now get spevcial scholarship packages that, I think, meet their financial need without the students having to take out any loans.</p>
<p>Otherwise, I think "low income" depends on the college. Certainly, people coming from families with incomes below the federal government's poverty guidelines would be considered low income.</p>
<p>what ar LAC school? examples?</p>