Would a non-stellar student have a better chance if they are an underrepresented minority?

[Anonymous]

DS is 3.0 -3.2 gpa student, asian with german last name. DS wasn’t going to list his race. Given that he is not a top student would he have a better stance to get into engineering or business school College where asians are under represented?

-Say less than 8%. Also at a school where there isn’t a lot of diversity at all, like University of North Dakota

[Anonymous]

Not these days, not legally anyways.

[Anonymous]

Some schools actively solicit Asians. Check out Washington and Lee:


https://www.wlu.edu/admissions/visit/dive/

Quoting: “ We encourage you to apply if you identify with one or more of the following populations:

Students of color (Black or African American; Latinx; Asian, Pacific Islander, Desi, West Asian; Indigenous, Native American, First Nations; multiracial identities)

[Anonymous]

Generally no. Exceptions must exist, simply because the USA is a big country.

[Anonymous]

No because there are much stronger students academically. Why would they want an Asian student with a German name who has a 3.0-3.2 ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some schools actively solicit Asians. Check out Washington and Lee:


https://www.wlu.edu/admissions/visit/dive/

Quoting: “ We encourage you to apply if you identify with one or more of the following populations:

Students of color (Black or African American; Latinx; Asian, Pacific Islander, Desi, West Asian; Indigenous, Native American, First Nations; multiracial identities)

Even with a bump for “underrepresented” ethnicities at W&L , a 3.2 is way below their mean. I would aim for a lower tier school for sure. Something in the same tier as High Point University (4% asian) would work. Elon is 2% Asian but would be much more of a reach with a 3.2.

[Anonymous]

yes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some schools actively solicit Asians. Check out Washington and Lee:


https://www.wlu.edu/admissions/visit/dive/

Quoting: “ We encourage you to apply if you identify with one or more of the following populations:

Students of color (Black or African American; Latinx; Asian, Pacific Islander, Desi, West Asian; Indigenous, Native American, First Nations; multiracial identities)

Desi? LOL.

[Anonymous]

You really thought a 3.2 would move the needle for URMs? Not the brightest bulb here...

[Anonymous]

Maybe if they are really struggling to get Asian applicants. But otherwise, no. The way the preference works is that you have to have the same stats as their mean first. Then diversity moves to the top of the pile. Lower stats are generally just accepted for athletes and extremely underprivileged.

[Anonymous]

Yes. SFFA is recent.

Many schools are still admitting URMs under pre-SFFA practices.

If your kiddo is AA, that gpa should be more than adequate.

[Anonymous]

You need context for the GPA and the type of school he is considering. If the transcript has all the hardest courses, SAT is high, AP exam results are good, the school doesn't inflate grades and the transcript shows increasing grades with increasing rigor, and you aren't aiming for Top 50, then he'll be fine.

Not all 3.2s are the same.

[Anonymous]

Noon is policing racial preferences at non-competitive schools. If you can find an engineering school where asians are under-represented then maybe.

A B+ average is very mid these days. Is there some context to that GPA that we are missing?

[Anonymous]

This must be a troll. Who would want to attend University of North Dakota.

[Anonymous]

A bunch of SLACs want half white/half Asian kids bc it counts a diversity.

Stats are low though for the good ones. There was a post on here a while ago. Search "wasian"