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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

De donde sois?

Cuentanos un poco la historia de vuestro hijo o hija, y quiza podemos ayudar.[/quote]

Thanks for the opinions and feedback, I'm the OP. We are not low income although we are minorities (our parents were though!) I doubt we will even qualify for financial aid. I don't even care if he goes to a top school, I just want him to go to a college, study something and enjoy his college years. Unfortunately he has a disability so school is hard for him I'm hopeful he can get into a state college or any college and him being a minority didn't really cross my mind as being helpful, his counselor is only interested in the high flyers at the school.

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I’ve taught many students similar to your son. A great route is 2 years in a solid CC like NOVA or MC and then transfer to a state school. My brother (dyslexic and ADHD) graduated from UMD this way. Of course, he endured “You’re short for a basketball player.” And “You only got in here because you’re black.” However, these are ignorant people in every sense of the word. Transfer from MC to UMD with an associate’s degree and B average is available to everyone regardless of race/ethnicity. People see what they want to see. [/quote]

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