Chance a Desperate, Worried, Perhaps Paranoid Student

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<p>What are my chances of Cornell ILR given the following Stats</p>

<p>User Name: drakbig2
African American Male
Location: Michigan
Currently a Senior
High School: Detroit Country Day School
High School Type: Private school generally acknowledged to be one of the best in the Midwest</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.30
GPA- Weighted: 3.60
Class Rank: does not rank
Completed 4 AP classes as well as 2 honors and 1 IB
Regular Courses are acknowledged to have a difficulty greater than most public honors
AP Euro-4
AP US-5
AP Psychology-5
AP Macro-5
AP Micro- 5
AP Gov-Pending
AP World-Pending
Four years of Spanish through Spanish V
Weakness in Math due to highly disparate spatial reasoning IQ in comparison to verbal and overall resulting in currently being in IB PreCalc</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>ACT: 31
SAT: 1360/2080</p>

<p>Significant Extracurricular Activities: Varsity Football (two time state runner up), Varsity Lacrosse, Choir, Investment Club
Leadership positions: Investment Club Board of Directors (administers a 60+ member club)
Awards: National Achievement Scholar Finalist, AP Scholar
Extenuating Circumstances: Orphaned before the end of the first semester of freshman year, Guardian died before the completion of first semester junior year
Acceptances: U of M, MSU, Texas A&M, Indiana University Kelley School of Business, Miami of Ohio<br>
Awaiting reply: Cornell, UNC, USC, The College of William and Mary</p>

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<p>I would say your chance is 50-50.</p>

<p>For a Cornell applicant, neither your GPA nor your standardized tests are particularly fantastic; however, in your favor, your AP scores are impressive, ILR is somewhat easier to be accepted to, being a minority applicant is a plus, your extenuating circumstances are certainly understandable, and (solely from its quiz bowl reputation, which is all I know of the place) Detroit Country Day is a fantastic school.</p>

<p>Cornell is more than willing to look over GPA and SATs (within reason, of course) if they believe you are a good fit with the school. Your AP courses and scores certainly show a strong interest in fields related to ILR; however, your extracurriculars, while no doubt impressive, are not closely related to your intended field of study.</p>

<p>So, as I say, 50-50.</p>

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<p>anyway… :rolleyes:</p>

<p>your chances are great. I’d say high!</p>

<p>btw, tip of advice, don’t make two threads of the same thing.</p>