URM at Top Schools? It can't be THAT much of advantage, can it??

<p>I know there are hundreds of these but...</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 UW/4.70 W
Class Rank: 1/500 (1/4800 in my county)
IB Candidate
SAT I: M 720; CR 680; W 760; 1400/2160
SAT II: Biology M 700; Math II 700, US History 720
ACT: 31
Hispanic male
Florida</p>

<p>APs: Euro History 5; US History 5; Spanish Language 5; Biology 4; English Language 4; Calculus AB 4</p>

<p>High School Curriculum
Freshman Year - 6 Honors
Sophomore Year - 5 Honors, 1 AP
Junior Year - 5 AP, 1 IB
Senior Year - 6 IB</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars:
- Vice President of Key Club (community service club)
- Vice President of Teen Trendsetters Reading Mentors (club in which high school students go to elementary school once a week and tutor/mentor the lowest 3rd graders) - started this club with a friend at my school
- Treasurer of JSA
- Have played on a competitive soccer team since 7 years old (participated in numerous national tournaments)
- Identified as part of Florida State Pool for Soccer (Florida Soccer Team)
- Varsity Soccer 9-12; Captain 11 and 12 (soccer is my passion and I probably dedicate 15 hours a week to it)
- Assist coaching 6-8 year old soccer players twice a week
- Pre-Calculus Math Team - 2nd in the county
- Calculus AB Math Team
- National Honor Society
- National English Honor Society
- National Spanish Honor Society
- Volunteering at the hospital during junior-senior summer - will probably end up accumulating 70 hours</p>

<p>Other Significant Awards:
- National Merit Commended
- National Hispanic Scholar
- AP Scholar with Distinction</p>

<p>I should have pretty good essays and I am confident my teachers will give me great recommendations.</p>

<p>I posted a thread earlier and have since retaken my SATs. I only raised them 60 points. I was wondering if it's worth it for me to retake the ACT...I am aiming for about a 33 or a 34. </p>

<p>Also, I know my SAT II's are somewhat low so I was wondering how much they would truly hurt me. Is it possible that good AP scores can offset low subject tests? I mean, I received a 5 on AP US history but only a 720 on the subject test. </p>

<p>Possible Schools:
Harvard
Yale
MIT
Columbia
Cornell
UPenn
UF
Georgetown
Duke</p>

<p>Thank you very much for your time. Your help is greatly appreciated</p>

<p>you definitely have good stats and hold you own without you URM status but it definitely helps. I think you have a decent shot at all those.</p>

<p>Thanks Shad Faraz. Anyone else?</p>

<p>bump? chance meee?</p>