Does not having college educated parents really help me?

anewkid
Mon, 09 Apr 2007 16:24:29 +0000

I will make this short and sweet so as not to bore you, I am a student who has been on a strong steady upward swing since my disastrous 9th grade year, It was indeed a bad year but suddenly the “switch went on” and in 10th grade I did much better, this year I am a partial IB program with all A’s and B’s, and my practice seated SAT practice tests are all hovering around the 2050-2100 mark at this point. I have good strong ec’s and will get good recs from teachers who know me well. In short the schools I would have thought of applying to in 9th grade have dramatically shifted to reflect a higher caliber school which I feel I am NOW fit to attend, I am hoping the schools will realize this too! I have heard talk about if one has parents who were not college educated such is the case with my mom and dad, does this really give me some advantage? I am curious, I am looking to apply to top tier schools, (maybe even an ivy as a rediculous never will happen reach but hey you will never know if you don’t try kind of thing). I am curious for any of you who might know if this does in fact help my chances, because I need all the help I can get:) Thanks.