<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>So I was wondering if being a hispanic/ latino has a big impact on the admissions decisions for the ED round. I am really interested in Cornell CAS and was wondering if my minority status has any impact.</p>
<p>I am hispanic too, and was thinking the same thing. Honestly, I doubt it has a major impact that will shift the decision in another direction…</p>
<p>well, it isn’t MAJOR, but being a URM definitely helps a lot. I’ve even heard it brings up your SAT by 200 points, as does being an athlete. Whereas being Asian, and I’m not being racist, brings it down about 100 points. They just want the whole diversity thing. I am 15% Native American and I live in North Dakota so there are two hooks for diversity right there.</p>
<p>No, it does not help being a hispanic and applying to Cornell and
what Harvard ‘heard’ about hispanics receiving 200 extra points may
be true in certain schools or for certain students that grew up with extreme poverty
but it is not the norm. My S was National Merit Scholar, National Hispanic Scholar,
Venture Scholar, Act 35 , SAT 2’s Math2-800, Chem- 770, Math 1- 770
but he was rejected from the 3 Ivy schools he applied too. 
You never know but it’s definitely not an advantage. With the above stats and
the fact that they only accepted about 5% Hispanics this year, I’m confident that
being a minority does not have a benefit.</p>