<p>First thread, wooo!</p>
<p>How far exactly, do Ivy schools go for diversity? I guess I am asking, how much are they willing to forgive, if you meet a certain profile that they have little of or need?</p>
<p>I realize its a strange question, but if anyone has an idea...</p>
<p>Ok, maybe that wasn't the right type of question. I guess what I mean is, what is their leniency if they feel a certain candidate will contribute greatly to their diversity?</p>
<p>So you mean that you are a minority and want to know if because of the color of your skin you will be favored despite the fact that you have subpar qualifications? Yes, you will be.</p>
<p>No, its not about different skin, its about bringing something unique to the table like knowing many languages, or having intriguing family history that has contributed to your culture. And I don't think my stats are that subpar, I'm in the top 10 percent and have a 2220 SAT.</p>
<p>Sorry, I kind of took that as directed at me, but you see my reasoning.</p>
<p>Obviously, yes. Ivy League schools like picture perfect diversity they can show on a brochure.</p>
<p>haha, you don't need much diversity to look like it. case and point, gwu's website. there are mabe 8 african americans enrolled in the school, all of them, however, seem to be pictured on the webpage.</p>
<p>Diversity of background, in the manner of say, multiracial or Hispanic status, is very, very strong, but the same in terms of grandparents from Western European nations, say, is of less significance.</p>
<p>Knowing many languages is very impressive, especially for language intensive schools – Middlebury comes to mind.</p>
<p>Thats interesting,
I know Ivys will reach low to pick up unique characters, but how can one know what they are looking for? When I say low, I mean out of the 27000, because so many are so high in the game, low here can mean excellent in other places. I applied to Harvard and know they really care about having a unique student body, but, do they really turn down smart and deserving candidates whose race is already represented, just for diversity? That seems unfair to me.</p>
<p>Well, they have said that 90% of their applicants are qualified, and they have a (rounded-up) 10% admit rate, so that means about 21,000 qualified applicants are turned away.</p>
<p>It just seems strange to me I guess, but that is the only hope I have left I guess. After seeing so many better qualified students, I hope that I have that something they will want and overlook my deficiencies for. When I say deficient, I mean 3.59 GPA, and being in the top 9 percent. Compared to all you Vals and Sals that is ... :).</p>
<p>native american is the big hook.</p>
<p>stringa1234 is right though.</p>