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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]into colleges more easily than non-minorities? I thought that was a myth. My high school age child is black and Hispanic, do colleges cut some slack if your GPA and SATs are ok but not great. Serious question. Thanks.[/quote] Being a URM (underrepresented minority) is a hook. That doesn't necessarily mean it will make up for very weak academic stats. However, if the stats are at least inside the middle 50 percentiles for the college (this data is published on the college's website), it can help within the context of holistic admission. If by "ok" you mean the stats are in the middle of the enrolled class or at least over the 25th percentile for the college, URM increases chances. How much is unclear. I would still plan reaches, matches, and safeties as if the student did not have the hook, by comparing the student's stats to the published stats for the college and considering acceptance rate.[/quote]
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