Offers

Applying to College
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<p>I hear that some URMs are just offered merit and financial money. Is this true?</p>

<p>I’m a Hispanic from San Antonio, TX and was thinking about going to U Minnesota: Twin Cities. How do I know if they’d pay me a lot of money, if any? </p>

<p>I go to a medical magnet school, where I’m probably ranked in the top 25%, When I take the SAT I’ll have around a 2100+ I hope, I’m going to try to get a 2200 of all my SATIIs (3), 3.7 Unweighted GPA (3.95 GPA/95.2 Weighted GPA) (C- in my Stats AP, B- in my Physics AP, B+ US History, A- in my medical rotations class (counts twice), A- English AP, B- in my Precal H Dual, A+ in Varsity Choir </p>

<p>Any chance of getting offers?</p>

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<p>Make sure to apply to a lot of schools. A URM with your SAT scores will get good offers from a lot of places.</p>

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<p>Regardless of my GPA and rank? I just recently got a 75 for Stats AP…I’m scared I’ve ruined everything. I plan on getting a 5 on the AP test though.</p>

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<p>No offense, but how the hell do you think you’re going to get a 5 on the AP if you can’t get an A in the easiest AP class ever?</p>

<p>Yea, AA will give you a boost. A friend of mine from high school got into several schools that were well over his head due to AA. He was top 30% or so and had an 1140…and also qualified for some hispanic scholar programs. You may not be able to swing an ivy, but definitely apply to top 40ish schools.</p>

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<p>Which type of schools would give me the most money (full ride)? Do you think U Minnesota would?</p>

<p>(I think I can pull off a 5…I don’t know what went wrong, I guess it is hard at my school)</p>

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<p>I have no idea who would give you money, as I’m not familiar with programs around the country. Like I said, make sure to apply to plenty of schools.</p>

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<p>UM: Twin Cities only has 2% Hispanics…</p>

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<p>Look at schools’ website for fin aid. A lot have scholarships specifically for URMs. That can give you a better idea.</p>

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<p>glucose, not all schools have affirmative action policies for hispanics. UVA, for example, only gives the considerable boost of AA to native americans and blacks.</p>

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<p>Cavalier, the “easiest AP class ever” varies from school to school. At my school, it is AP Environmental Science.</p>

<p>Yeah, but the AP test isn’t too bad. I know a girl who got a C in Stats and then got a 5 on the AP Test.</p>

<p>As a ninth grader.</p>

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<p>I mean curriculum-wise, SonataX. The AP stats curriculum is extremely easy. Of course the actual class can vary in difficulty, but I don’t see how the material could be presented in an even vaguely difficult way.</p>

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<p>Well it is difficult here…the year before (we had a different book) everyone said stats was EXTREMELY easy, but this year we got new books, and it seems confusing to me.</p>

<p>What books do yall use?</p>

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<p>What about the University of Iowa? They have a 2% Hispanic population. Is there a way I’d be able to get the in-state price by chance?</p>