<p>I was wondering if it was true if minorities (like african/middle easterns/hispanics) have a better chance of getting in to top schools than some people who are white, even if their acedemic achievments and their EC's match.</p>
<p>I'm not sure if you are trying to start an AA argument here. But to give you a quick simple answer: yes they do have an advantage in admissions over non-minority students.</p>
<p>Yeah, it must be so. How else do you explain the whopping 4% Black student population at many of the nation's selective colleges.</p>
<p>^^
It's explained by AA. Duh</p>
<p>You have neither a sense of irony nor satire, do you College2332?</p>
<p>Girlof8,
Yes it is true that many schools look favorably on those who are African American or Hispanic (referred to as "URM" or "under represented minority".) Even better if your parents have not been to college and your family is "low-income" (less than about $60,000/year.)<br>
None of the above criteria will necessarily "get you in" to college however. You must also show dedication to your academics and ECs and a potential to succeed in college. URMs get some slack on SAT scores, because of course, as we all know, those tests are culturally and economically biased and colleges recognize that they do not always represent the student's chance of success.
If you meet any of the above criteria please PM me. I can help direct you to excellent resources for low-income, first generation, high achieving students.
By the way, affirmative action is a bit of a touchy subject here on CC. The occasional hostility makes open discussion about URM admission strategy a bit uncomfortable. Welcome to CC.</p>
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<li><p>If you don't need to worry about fin aid, you can apply ED and increase your chances</p></li>
<li><p>if your parents or sibs attended the sch, that too will increase your chances</p></li>
<li><p>same is true for athletic prowess</p></li>
<li><p>admission is more difficult for any candidates from NY metro than candidates from almost anywhere else</p></li>
<li><p>generally, boys are more sought after than girls.</p></li>
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<p>In light of the large number of prefs, I don't understand why AA is such a touch subj.</p>
<p>lakewashington, my post was a joke as well. calm down.</p>
<p>2332, a thousand pardons. My bad.</p>
<p>No AA for middle easterns but for the rest yes, certainly and I would say the boost is greater than for other things listed except maybe athletes--which often can be a twofer--minority and athlete..</p>
<p>Middle Easterners are considered "white", and moreover, they are not even considered Asian by the Universities.</p>
<p>also, boys are only really given an advantage at liberl arts schools</p>
<p>Middle easterners is a misnomer. Historically, the folks of that region (Arabs, Turks and Persians) are caucasians. And techincally the region is southwest asia. That what the U.S. military calls it.</p>
<p>yea minorities get an advantage... but when you think about it most tough classes are mostly white so we have to deal with fitting in, worrying about what the other students in your class are saying about you, having lower achieving minorities refer to you as turning "white" ... now wouldnt that pressure affect you? you might say that it wouldnt but all this on top of other things gets to you at times</p>
<p>Asians, especially Korean and Chinese, are considered more "white" than white.</p>
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<p>... and some formerly all-women colleges. For example, the boy:girl ratio at Wheaton is nearly 1:2.</p>
<p>so if</p>
<p>I'm a hispanic male, whose mom makes 45k/year, that applies to a liberal arts college, one could waltz right in?</p>
<p>noo... you still have to have grades and scores comparable to the school your applying to</p>
<p>A question: would Vietnamese, in general, be considered a URM?</p>
<p>And what if you are a American-born daughter of very low-income Vietnamese immigrants (who came here in '86 or so) who have never been to college? Are chances a lot higher, or relatively, it makes no difference?</p>
<p>I think Vietnamese is considered Asian.</p>
<p>If your parents did not go to college, then yes it can help you.</p>
<p>for the most part unless you fall into: native american, black, or hispanic you will NOT get that URM status.</p>