<p>legacy- dad is active in the alumni association and donates as he can afford but not much</p>
<p>sat m: 720</p>
<p>sat reading: 620- i hope to raise this</p>
<p>sat 2 math level 1: 630- i should be able to raise this as well</p>
<p>i went for three weeks this past summer to take intro to business management</p>
<p>i have decent extra curriculars:</p>
<p>youth group since 10th grade
business club: all 4 years, won their stock market competition freshman year
math fair medalist one year
math fair competitor 2 years
I still go to hebrew school and have never stopped going i am technically a post graduate
wrestling in 9th and 10th grade
cross country in 9th grade
environmentalist club- 11th grade
national honors society
internship with county legislature--- this politician knows me personally and will write me the SICKEST reccomendation
accounting club- vice president in charge of fundraising in junior year, this club only lasted one eyar under the unmotivated seniors who started it
i am joining yearbook this year since i can only join as a senior</p>
<p>essay topic: my sense of humor and how it has helped me through good and bad
supplement: depends where i apply</p>
<p>i am thinking of applying ILR, its supposedly less competitive and fits pretty well with my backgroudn in business and a political internship. if i apply ILR i will talk about how iw as interested in business until i attended cornell's summer program where they assigned me projects on corporate responsibility and corporate culture which sparked an interest in ILR</p>
<p>but i was wondering if it may be even better to apply policy analysis and management, i have heard it is similar in its mission to ILR but hum ec is less competitive, can somebody please tell me which is the better option and what my chances are?</p>
<p>i also plan on visiting the school, staying over, and going to a class in whichever major i decide to apply in. i would also schedule a meeting with the admissions director at whichever school i apply to and mention all of this in my essay for that school.</p>
<p>Your stat is not very good. Unless your dad donates a lot of money, you have no chance at Cornell. You stats alone won’t even get you into the UC system let alone Ivy League</p>
<p>have you taken into account that early decision effectively doubles your chances when applying to cornell? have you considered that legacy and ED compliment eachother and boost the appeal of eachother? have you considered the fact that ILR and hum ec are the two easiest programs to get into and that i fit these schools well? have you considered that the acceptance rate for people who have attended summer college at cornell have a 60 percent admit rate? I have no interest in UC and your remark was uncalled for. I do want to hear honest opinions but i think that yours was presumptuous and demeaning. The admissions process isn’t numbers, it is accepting the person who they believe will represent them well in school and out.</p>
<p>def454 it’s ok, calm down. By posting on the thread you’re asking for people to give you opinions, and as mean as the one above sounded just ignore it if you don’t like it. And really, asian75 doesn’t know much about you, he’s just there to give a general statement based on something you have typed out.</p>
<p>Although, if you do want to talk about the better option to your question, I think it comes down to whether you want to try for the more competitive program. If you think you can do it, by all means I think you should try and apply.</p>
<p>magic, i understand what u r saying, i just hate the kind of peopel who seem to be taking over the internet these days. also, my dad does not donate but he is in the CAAAN, an alumni group of ambassadors, it is one of the pride and joys of cornell and it is valuable to them.</p>
<p>This is not true. ED acceptance rates being much higher are driven by recruited athletes–their chances are much more than double.</p>
<p>Legacy does indeed help. They are accepted at about twice the rate of unhooked candidates. But keep in mind that about 70% of legacies are rejected and that this is a very competitive pool. Think about it, all of the legacies have well educated parents and are far more likely to have attended top schools and have had every advantage. </p>
<p>Bottom line, unless you’re from a major donor family, you should have the median stats to get in as a legacy. Check yours against those at Cornell.</p>
<p>is your high school competitive? also, try and make sure your college essay doesn’t make you sound conceited in any way. perhaps by making your sense of humor fail comically in your essay at some point. or show an example when you used your sense of humor when it was not appropriate. e.g. at synagogue, a funeral, middle of a major test/exam, etc?</p>
<p>you’re an OK applicant. taking everything into consideration, you’re okay. you’re not an automatic reject nor an automatic acceptance. but who is these days anyway? good luck :)</p>
<p>dont know what asian75 is talking about your credentials could get you into a UC school. idk about cornell but keep your head up there are always haters.</p>
<p>thanks guys, and my essay comes across as very real, not at all conceited, i wrote it in my own voice and i think it will bring me to life in a very real way.</p>
<p>ILR and hum EC could be easy to get in. However, looking at your verbal score and GPA, you don’t seem to be very competitive applicant. Being legacy will probably be the only factor that will get you in.</p>
<p>Let me also add that I can see why ppl say “Life is not fair”. While you might be able to get into Cornell because of connection, other ppl who have better credentials get will get rejected because ppl like yourself take their spots</p>
<p>you are right, life is not fair. However, sometimes it would seem that it is not about what you know, but who you know. I feel bad for the people whose spots i may be taking, but i also know that i do not feel a sense of entitlement. i will take my acceptance or rejection into the university with grace because i do not feel it is my birthright. however, i feel that legacy admissions do provide something to a university. my dad has spoken fondly about Cornell since i was a child. i have visited several times. i have been to hockey games and i have spent weeks of my life there. I feel a very strong connection to the school that not many non-legacy applicants would.</p>
<p>Legacy is only good thing on your app, maybe your essay.
Your stats are horrendous, and no one cares about Cornell summer school.
Nothing special in ECs, and you have essentially no leadership positions.
You will probably be competing with thousands of valedictorians/student body presidents.
Etc.
This is a FAR BELOW AVERAGE application.</p>
<p>whatevz. at this point i’ hoping they grant me one of those guaranteed transfer admissions. they offered that to my neighbor who was in a similar situation but no legacy; they told him he is guaranteed a spot sophomore year as long as he maintains a 3.00 or above. he went to a local crap college for a year and got a 4.00 and is now psyched to be at cornell.</p>