Native American Hook

How much will begin Native American help me in college admissions? Is it true that extra SAT points are somehow awarded to minorities or is that just a myth?

If you are registered with a tribe, it is a strong hook at many schools.

(but it’s not by adding “extra SAT points” - they may weight the SAT score differently, but they don’t change the numbers).

Yes, it is a hook if you are registered and, even better chances, if you participate in tribal activities.

No way to tell how much it will help (and it will vary by school), but yes, it will definitely help you if you’re registered to a tribe. @gro234

The need to be registered depends on the college or U. Inn general, whether it’s located in an area where there are many NA’s, to be far to those applicants. (You can see more emphasis on the id, eg, in parts of the midwest, southwest.) Many other colleges don’t “require” the enrollment id. But they do expect some connection, something more than just saying you’re NA.

You can get free tuition at Fort Lewis College in Durango,CO, if registered with a tribe. Admission is not selective, so consider it a safety.

You may want to examine the percent of Native Americans admitted at your target schools to get a sense for where Native Americans are admitted. For most schools, it’s a tiny, tiny number (<1%), though some schools have active Native American recruiting initiatives (e.g. Dartmouth).