Reach school chances as a URM ED?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys. Just a quick question for those who can help me. I am wondering how much a person's chances would be raised when trying to get into a top school early decision as an underrepresented minority. I understand that this is a pretty vague question without giving credentials, but given that I'm only a sophomore in high school, I'd just like a quick opinion on the matter.</p>

<p>For those looking for a little more information, I am half black, half white. I am currently in the 10th grade, with a 3.8 unweighted GPA at the 6th best public high school in the state of Massachusetts (as ranked by Boston magazine). I am in the highest possible levels for classes. My school does not have nearly as many AP selections as other schools do, but I am challenging myself to take as many as possible. I have not taken any SAT tests yet, but am planning on taking the Math 1 subject test with the intention of scoring anywhere from 710 and up.</p>

<p>I am really interested in majoring in economics at the Wharton Business College at Penn, or perhaps at Columbia or the University of Chicago. Obviously, these would be reaches for any person, and a more realistic choice might be NYU. McGill and the University of Toronto up in Canada also look like fantastic universities. </p>

<p>Anyway, I am simply wondering if applying early decision or early action while stressing being a URM would increase my chances. Thanks in advance.</p>

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<p>Can anyone help with my question?</p>

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<p>Well, it’s super hard to chance you without your SAT scores. Being a URM will help you at the American schools that you listed, but as you may know, Canadian schools really only look at GPA and SAT, so I doubt being a URM will help much, if at all at McGill and U of T</p>

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<p>Yeah, I didn’t consider that about schools outside of the U.S.</p>

<p>And as for SAT scores, I would project my SAT I total score to be anywhere from 2100 to 2200, if not a little higher. The further breakdown would probably be 700-750 in math, 700-730 in writing, and 700-720 in critical reading.</p>

<p>Is this a little more helpful?</p>