What are my chances as a URM?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Harvard, Brown, Johns Hopkins, Vanderbilt</p>

<p>GPA: 4.4 Weighted GPA
SAT: 2100 (first time), I have the intention on taking it again
SAT II: Math II: 800 Bio: 770 US History: 750
Course Load:
Freshman: Honors Biology, Honors English I, Honors Italian II, Honors World Civ., Honors Geometry
Sophomore: Honors Italian II, Honors Algebra II, Honors English II, Honors Chem, AP US History I
Junior: AP Lang, AP Psychology, Honors Pre-Calc, AP US History II, AP Biology, Honors Genetics, AP Micro, AP Envrio
Senior: AP Clac BC, AP Prob Stat, AP Gov Pol, AP Euro, AP Physics, AP Lit, AP Macro
Clubs/Athletics
-3 years of Cross Country
-3 years of Track
-Member of Science, Math, and National Honor Society
-Member of Science olympiad, astronomy club, physics forum, academic team, habitat for humanity, red cross club, and math team
-I hold various leadership positions </p>

<p>Volunteering:
-Spent one week in Africa before my sophomore year
-The local library and hospital
-Habitat for Humanity </p>

<p>Other:
-Internship at a local pediatricians
-Columbia Science Honors Program
-Independent Research in the Microbiology lab in Bioinformatics at Rutgers
-I am hispanic, both parents were born in Cuba </p>

<p>Thanks in advance for any advice!</p>

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<p>legooo, you keep repeating that he/she’s Mexican when he/she even stated both his/her parents are Cuban. And yeah, Cuban Americans generally are more affluent than other hispanics.</p>

<p>nerd1215, have you taken the ACT? Your SAT is good, but for the schools you’re applying too, it might be a good idea to try to improve your scores.</p>

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<p>A 2250 still wouldn’t guarantee entrance to these schools, though. I think I’m aware of what affirmative action is, being a soon-to-be senior URM with a 2290 SAT…</p>

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<p>Along with reading accurately, I think you too need to:</p>

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<p>Since your grasp of how adcoms evaluate URM candidates is lacking.</p>

<p>As well as is your choice of words:</p>

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<p>Decent chance. Our salutatorian had pretty much your same stats but was white… He got rejected. But due to the color of your skin, you stand a decent chance. ;P</p>

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<p>Retaking the SAT will be very helpful for you. Just write amazing essays. :)</p>