<p>I think entomom’s posts here are really informative in that they ask us to look at real data and read carefully the information that is available. </p>
<p>Floridadad, why do you assume the girl you know will get preference? Admissions offices look at all kinds of factors. One of the great problems on cc is that everyone assumes that all Hispanics/Latinos admitted to colleges got some type of preference or that ethnicity was the deciding part of the application. The reality is much more complicated. For example, if the girl in your example applies to the University of California, her ethnicity will not be considered. However, UCs do take into account low income and the high school attended. I’d also be curious as to whether it would even be a factor at universities in Miami, where there is already a big pool of Hispanic applicants. </p>
<p>Leslie, are Hispanics “all over” cc? I know that there is some traffic on this forum, but I’m not sure how the number of people self-identifying as Hispanic stacks up against the overall numbers on cc.</p>