My daughter is looking to apply to Yale. Her stats: 2/345, 4.66(weighted) and a 1560 SAT. Very active in sports, band and service clubs. Her father is a Hispanic, naturalized immigrant. What other ivies do you suggest she applies?
That depends on what she’s interested in a college other than the Ivy prestige.
Economics/Accounting
For such major(s), any of the Ivy’s would do at an undergrad level. You might want to narrow down by other metrics: location, specific college cultural preferences, pedagogical style, residential systems, open vs. core curriculum, etc.
I realize everyone applying has her stats or better. I was wondering if her Hispanic background would give her an edge at any of the ivies. Wesleyan was giving scholarships for National Hispanic scholars recently. She will apply there. Any others?
Her Hispanic background is definitely a hook, and she has the stats for any top schools, including the Ivy’s. It’s the intangibles, i.e., her essays, the strength of her EC’s, LOR’s and finding that right “fit” that are her concerns now.
We are hispanic but, because our children are not first generation, and because we are middle income, there isn’t a whole lot of funding available because you are hispanic. Everyone seems to be Hispanic nowadays.
Our kids did get into their schools.
NHRP gave them certificates; it was automatic given their test performances.
HSF looks at parent income, more than anything else, so, our kids didn’t get squat for that.
They did better for merit scholarships and winning NM. The catch with that is that your daughter has to apply to NM schools. Some are in okay location-wise, most are not.
What are NM schools?
National Merit winner.
If your child is a National Merit winner, (based on PSAT scores taken in fall of Jr year) they will receive either full tuition and/or room and board depending on the specific university (Like University of Oklahoma-http://www.ou.edu/admissions/nationalscholars/national-merit-scholarship).
Most of the schools are not your typical “ivies” but can help defray your costs.
If your child chooses to go to schools that don’t fully fund NM winners, you might get about $2500 per year (which is what my son opted to have to go to his choice schools).
Thanks