<p>^There certainly could be someone with an SAT score of 1760 that got into Columbia. It is most certainly not the wealthy Mexican living in a high rise in Miama who was mentioned a few posts back. I would be this person is not only a URM, but also low income and has faced a lot of challenges in his/her life. Probably has great recommendations and very good grades, but maybe from a not so good high school.</p>
<p>I do think there is a very small nudge for even the well to do Latinos though. My theory is that they need to be just as qualified academically as their non Latino peers but perhaps don’t need the WOW factor in their ECs. I saw this with my oldest son (1/2 Cuban). He had a 2360 SAT and a 3.8 GPA in a very very rigorous school. His ECs were solid but not amazing. He was eventually accepted at MIT (after being deferred) while other comparable students were not.</p>