<p>I'm Hispanic/White, does this help in admissions or is it better if I just put Hispanic?</p>
<p>no. No matter what you put it will have only a small impact.</p>
<p>^that’s not true ciaococo. being a minority will have more than a minor impact on one’s admission decision. HHFASH, it’s really up to how you want to portray yourself. if you write an essay about being biracial then it could help. otherwise, i would put hispanic.</p>
<p>Being hispanic unless a low income first gen from mexico or puerto rico is really no longer a hook in college admissions</p>
<p>it will help, due to affirmative action, but it wont be a “hook,” per se. a “hook” is something like a native american who grew up in a reservation or whatnot, not just a kid whos grown up in the wealthy suburbs.</p>
<p>however, i have a friend who is half spanish/half white, who went to a decent private school, but couldnt break 2100 on the SAT, so i suspect it should help a bit.</p>
<p>What do you guys think about being Asian/Hispanic, from a low income single mom household?</p>
<p>@tylrrvera yes, that will certainly help. But don’t rely on it to do anything for you. Keep working as if you were a majority.</p>
<p>dont rely too much on affirmative action. try to earn your way into college. thats the safest bet.</p>
<p>Why do you people think that is the hook that is going to open every door? I’m sorry it just doesn’t work that way. Maybe when my uncle/aunts came along during the mid 60’s when it was the height of affirmative action, from that point forward it’s been about qualifications and that hook that was big then is now like a #9, the size hook you use to catch bluegills and sun fish.</p>
<p>We are talking an Ivy league school (a shark) with a twelve buck fishing pole you would use in a farm pond.</p>
<p>“you people”?? Please, not all minorities depend on their ethnic statuses to get them into college.</p>
<p>I think schoolhouse was referring to people in general who say being minority is a great boost. I’m inclined to agree with him. Being a URM will certainly give you a minor boost in the admissions process, but if you’re, for example, a Hispanic person with a 1900 SAT, an Asian with a 2400 will have a higher chance (assuming similar ECs, etc.).</p>