What elite schools value URM the most?

Well, I kind of agree with rubberfall. What does it mean, “values Hispanics a lot?” Loves their engagement the way they write or make friends? Or values them with special attention, once there?

Or will add the highest value for a kid who really doesn’t otherwise meet expectations?

OP’s other threads suggest an interest in HYP and finding a competitive edge. Who knows where he heard the MIT bit. But mollieb says, “URM applications aren’t read separately or held to different standards than non-URM applications – everybody is read and selected as part of the class as a whole.” And you can find MITChris’s blogs about the same. Read up on the other top schools and you’ll find petty much the same. They want kids who can thrive. Many on CC forget that and just focus on the admit.