How much will hook help here?

Student Lounge Hispanic Students
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<p>How much will my Hispanic hook help me at the following schools?</p>

<p>Carnegie Mellon Univ<br>
Case Western Reserve Univ<br>
Georgia Inst of Tech<br>
UMD College Park<br>
Purdue Univ<br>
Rensselaer Polytech Inst<br>
Stevens Inst of Tech<br>
U of Wisconsin Madison<br>
Worcester Polytechnic Inst</p>

<p>Academics:
3.7 GPA Weighted / 3.5 UW.
1900 SAT
My School does not rank.</p>

<p>Other:
100+ Red Cross Volunteer Hours
Worked at Whole Foods for 1/2 year
President of Support our Soldiers Club
Member of Varsity Swim Team
Of Hispanic Descent
No need for financial aid
3 letters of recommendation (math teacher, club advisor, guidance counselor)</p>

<p>AP Courses Taken:
Biology
Computer Science AB
Economics
Statistics</p>

<p>Thank you.</p>

<p>GPA Breakdown:
Freshman: 3.5
Sophomore: 3.5
Junior: 3.7</p>

<p>Intended major: Computer Science and Business Management</p>

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<p>This thread discusses some of the factors considered within the Hispanic designation:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/hispanic-students/931488-ivy-league-admissions-nhrps.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/hispanic-students/931488-ivy-league-admissions-nhrps.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>In addition, how much being Hispanic will help is also dependent on the individual school (eg. a rural LAC which has a difficult time recruiting and retaining URMs may give more of a boost) and on the accomplishments of the applicant.</p>