Hispanic Dartmouth Chances

TenPercentNinja
Tue, 30 May 2006 19:11:14 +0000

Try not to think of yourself too much as a “minority kid.” What happens if you do get accepted? Will you attribute it to your skin tone or your own personal merit? I suggest that unless your race has genuinely contributed to who you are in at least a little bit of a profound manner, you just drop the prefix of “Hispanic” to student and just go by “student.”

In any case- if all goes as planned on the SAT then yeah, I’d say you have a good shot. Oh, and of course apply to the other Ivies and such- (come on baby) don’t fear the reaper. I’d recommend you apply just to apply and say that you gave it a shot… though it seems as though applications are a ways off for you and you may find that the most important qualities you look for in a college may not be simply prestige.