My chances of getting into Yale

It remains to be seen how much a boost being a URM is at highly selective schools. Using the acceptance rate of a group without knowing the range or median scores of that accepted group does not tell the whole story. For example, even if the acceptance rate for URM’s is the same as the overall rate, if the median standardized test scores of accepted URM students are materially lower, then there is still a significant bump. The data provided by the plaintiffs in the suit against Harvard suggests a significant bump for African American applicants (450 SAT bump vs. Asians and 310 vs. Whites using the 2400 scale is the one most often publicized), although the data may be dated. If the more recent data sought by the plaintiffs from Harvard for the admissions cycles from the fall of 2009 through the Spring of 2015 is ever made public, we will have a clearer understanding of the magnitude of the bump, at least for Harvard.