Is Native American/Alaskan considered an underrepresented minority?

Data10
Fri, 03 May 2019 06:20:35 +0000

The OP asked about public schools in VA, so I’m not sure how this became a discussion about HYPS,., type colleges. Whether public colleges consider race in admissions varies by state. VA is one of the states that often does favor URMs. I believe all of the colleges the OP listed except GMU favor NA applicants.

If the OP is looking for low cost options, she could pursue merit scholarships, need based aid, or a combination. There are likely to be several possibilities that are near $0 cost to parents. Some of the listed colleges have scholarship options that may give additional “enrichment” allowance or other perks beyond near $0 cost to parents.

With multiple C’s, I certainly wouldn’t assume HYPS is a likely. However, I also wouldn’t assume rejection… There is not enough information to estimate chances well. Of course this is irrelevant unless the OP is interested in HYPS.