<p>floridadad,</p>
<p>On this forum, the aim is to discuss the realities of college admissions for Hispanic students, not opinions of what one thinks it should be, etc. For those kinds of comments there are plenty of threads on the main College Admissions forum, including:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/927219-race-college-admission-faq-discussion-8-a.html?highlight=race[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/927219-race-college-admission-faq-discussion-8-a.html?highlight=race</a></p>
<p>OP,
Please take the time to read the sticky threads at the top of this forum as well as other threads here, as this topic is discussed frequently. </p>
<p>In brief, there are many factors that are taken into consideration WITHIN the pool of Hispanic students. Some of these are: country of origin, SES, HS attended (eg. private vs. underserved), overcoming adversity, association with Hispanic community. In addition, how Hispanics are viewed varies with the college. For instance, some small, rural colleges have a more difficult time recruiting and retaining URMs, while most of the highly selective colleges have many qualified URM applicants.</p>
<p>This thread might also be helpful:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/hispanic-students/931488-ivy-league-admissions-nhrps.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/hispanic-students/931488-ivy-league-admissions-nhrps.html</a></p>