Will my ethnicity help get me into college?

tennisplyr
Thu, 19 Dec 2013 21:34:20 +0000

Hey guys! So I was just wondering because I’ve heard a bunch of different things from these forums as well as from friends and family of mine concerning this issue, but will being Hispanic serve as a hook to get me into a college? If so, how does this hook work? Will it compensate for mediocre grades? Or will it give me a better chance than another hypothetical applicant with the same credentials and a more common ethnicity? Will affirmative action give me a a nice push? I have heard that there is an unofficial SAT curve for Hispanic students; is this fairly accurate? I go to a predominately white school and Hispanics occupy about 3% of the population; does this help? Sorry to bombard you all with questions but I would like to know if this facet makes a substantial difference when being considered for colleges.