<p>jeff,</p>
<p>I just read your Chances thread where you set off looking for a ‘hook’. I just wanted to say for the record, that if you think checking the Hispanic box with nothing more than a grand parent of Argentine origin is the key to being admitted to a highly selective college, you are misinformed. Without substantial and long term demonstration of interest and involvement in the Hispanic community, and likely some sort of disadvantage (underserved HS, low SES, etc.), a C/B student is not going to magically be admitted to colleges with low admission rates.</p>
<p>I just want to make it clear to all reading this that URM status is no magic bullet and could actually backfire on you if AOs get the impression that you are only using it as an admissions ploy.</p>