coola426

Basically senior year is coming up, and I'm planning to apply to around 20 schools and most of them will be public. Anyway I always hear about being a URM helping at top private schools but does it help at top public universities? Such as UMDCP, OSU and UofW(seattle), penn state etc. and also schools such as Syracuse.

Extra Info:
Ethnic Status: African: Nigerian
GPA: 3.1 by end of junior year(HUUUGE upward trend)
SAT: hopefully over 1800 by september
ECs:
-Black Student Alliance: 10/11
-Muslim Student Association: 11
-Track: 9/10/11
-Tech Crew: 9
-Volunteer Hours: over 100
-Arabic School throughout high school
-Helped send books to unfortunate kids in Nigeria (was sponsored by my family not my school)
-World bank camp coming up this summer
-economics for leadership camp at cornell this summer

Ok so this kinda turned into a chance thread! But I'm not trying to make it one. Just please answer the question, all help is gladly accepted. Thank you!!!

coola426

Bumpity bump bump

Mrluggs

On another thread, you claim to be asian.............

KobeBryantTheJR

Chance me for UCs and Boston colleges
Troll

coola426

Haha yea I was trolling that time, I'm being serious this time tho

KobeBryantTheJR

If you're serious, then I'm Nigerian too lol. URM should help everywhere. but it still doesn't make up for poor grades. But with that gpa, you should be fine.

floridadad55

Based upon what I have seen with respect to the University of Florida, I think that being a URM is a significant advantage at a public university.

However, some states have their own rules regarding affirmative action. For example, I think that in Texas, they take you if you are in the top 10% of your high school class, even if the high school is not the greatest. Indirectly, that helps inner city URMs.

Also, if you can afford to pay the OOS tuition, that is a big plus, because many states are hurting for money.

Why the concentration on public schools? Private schools are probably more likely to give you aid, especially if you apply to a private school a little below your pay grade.

I agree that you should apply to 20 schools, but applying to too many public schools is probably being redundant.

My friend's daughter (white), got into almost every public school she applied to. Probably the admission standards at many public schools are roughly equivalent.

So I would say that you are on the right track, but throw a few more "reaches" in there.

ilovemyego23

Well it depends on which school you are applying to.

Now just to let you know............

If you are applying to a University of California school...don't get your hopes up. They have specific laws against using race as a factor.

the same is with U of Mich

also with the Sunys

and don't forget about the University of Texas schools


I suggest, do not lean on race so much, and depend on what makes you unique and perfect for the school you want to goo to.

coola426

Ok thanks for the replies! Now for the university of michigan I heard that they say they don't take race into consideration but they still do it anyway. Is that true?

coola426

imma bump this