New to all this so Chance Me please!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi:</p>

<p>Wonder if you could chance me and offer financial aid opinions for the following stats:</p>

<p>Gender: Male
Ethnicity: 50% Hispanic, mother born in Mexico
Attending a competitive Texas High School
GPA 5.15/6.00; 3.85 unweighted. Top 3% of class
AP Courses: 3 by end of junior year, 8 by graduation
PSAT: 213 (missed NM cutoff, but should make National Hispanic Scholar). Will take SAT shortly
Debate team captain; National Honor Society; Student Council Vice President for Junior class</p>

<p>In talking with my parents, it seems that they can help me with up to $10k a year. Our EFC will probably not yield any need based financial aid. I will really look hard at schools that reward National Hispanic scholar that just missed NM and have good grades/scores. I would like to minimize the need for loans as much as I can.</p>

<p>Duke
Rice
UT-Dallas
University of Alabama
University of Utah</p>

<p>Thanks in advance for your help. All comments to help me take the next steps are truly appreciated!</p>

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<p>bump</p>

<p>any observations would be truly appreciated</p>

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<p>Try to score at least a 2150 on the SAT, try to get your GPA up just a bit, and work on your EC’s. Even so, Duke and Rice will most likely still be slight reaches, but I believe you are a shoo-in for the other 3.
Consider possibly applying to more schools.</p>