<p>Does being a Native American (with an official tribal membership card and everything) really give you an advantage in the admissions process? I've heard yes, but would like your thoughts.</p>
<p>Yes, it does.</p>
<p>Yes, it gives an advantage. You still need stellar stats to get in.</p>
<p>I’ve heard, among the Ivies, that Native Americans have the biggest advantage at Dartmouth.</p>
<p>^^Probably because all the other native americans go to HYPMS instead</p>
<p>Or because Dartmouth was initially founded as an institution for the higher education of Native Americans. Nice try though Dbate.</p>
<p>Yes, being Native American yields a significant advantage.</p>
<p>I’m documented NA and I still got deferred</p>
<p>rocket</p>
<p>you say that like being NA is a get into harvard free card</p>
<p>^^I’m agreeing with the above people that Native American status only helps to a certain point. Some people do think it’s a “get into harvard free card”…I was a qualified applicant with minority status and it didn’t guarantee anything</p>
<p>So basically if the adcom was considering two applicants with almost identical stats they would go with the Native American?</p>
<p>^No. It’s very possible that both would be rejected. If both were very qualified, both might be accepted. And of course, one could be accepted and one rejected, in which case, it’s most likely that the Native American would be accepted and the other student rejected.</p>
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<p>I would say yes, but that’s not the way the process works.</p>
<p>It’s probably more accurate to just say that Native American acceptees have lower test scores and GPA, on average, than White and Asian admits.</p>