Hey, I am a Hispanic senior from NM applying to Oxy RD. I go to an IB school and take all IB classes. I was wondering if someone could chance me.
GPA: 3.5
ACT: 29
EC: Varsity Basketball captain, black belt in Hapkido/TKD, snowboarder, founder of “Personal Safety Club”, filmmaker (won third place at state film festival)
Essays: pretty darn good (i think). about earning my first blackbelt.
Very good oxy essays.
Great letter of rec from a tutoring program I work for.
Majors: Kinesiology
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let me know, anyone. Thank you very much!
I would say you have a good shot. My daughter goes to Oxy and has just completed her first semester. She is Hispanic and said there are fewer Hispanics than other minorities so perhaps this will give a leg up. Your GPA is, I’m assuming, unweighted. If that is the case you should be fine. Your ACT is right in line with what it appears the college is looking for. Letters of recommendation, if I understand correctly, need to come from two academic teachers. I think your EC’s are great. Will you need financial aid? While Oxy meets 100% of your need, they are not, to my knowledge need blind so that could factor into things. Good luck.