<p>Perhaps you have a chance at Cornell, and perhaps you don’t. However, you must understand that there are plenty of wonderful schools outside of the Ivy League that would love to have you—schools like Bowdoin, Pomona, Bates, Haverford, and Connecticut College. At such places, you’ll get a great education and great financial aid without having to deal with the stressful process of applying to an Ivy. You CAN get out of the brand name rut and into a good college. Harvard, Schmarvard!</p>