URM (Mexican)/3.75 from ivy league/166 Forum

[lr224807]

I'm hoping to get into a top 10, particularly Berkeley or NYU.

I was PTing around 170.

My letters of recommendation are amazing.

My other option is to retake in June and wait another year to apply.

Thoughts?

[anewaphorist]

In everywhere except Cooley. Enjoy the boost.

[bernaldiaz]

How much does being Mexican give you a boost? Anyone dare to quantify it? I know URM cycles are "unpredictable", but anyone want to humor me and throw a number out there.

[mikeylikesit]

I am basically in the same boat as you - (3.79 from a "public ivy"/165/Mexican) and was PTing in the low 170s.

Leaning towards retake in Dec, but that'd be applying so late...

[anewaphorist]

Neither one of you needs to retake unless you really, really want Yale. Use LSN to search for last years URMs with your numbers. Like I said, enjoy the boost!