Any minorities on here waitin on acceptance

dearkonstantine
Wed, 22 Mar 2006 19:57:57 +0000

i’m hispanic and asian and a national hispanic scholar and my good PSAT score (213 i know it’s not great) got me a lot of attention from colleges during my junior year, like handwritten cards and application fee waivers and personal letters from students from places like northwestern and michigan and even harvard and yale. admissions is a different story; just because they show a lot of interest doesn’t mean you’ll get in. my SAT score is pretty good (2140 with 700v 700m 740w) and i do debate nationally (and i was ranked in the top 50), so that got me more attention. being a minority will help you, but it won’t make up for a poor gpa and/or a poor SAT/ACT score. often times there are kids on CC who get into great schools with low gpa’s and SAT scores, but when looking at their stats wholistically, they have something special to offer to the school. that is, after all, the ultimate reason why schools admit students.

and yeah, i’m waiting for acceptances and UVa is clearly one of them haha