Chance me Cornell CALS

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I want to do communications and Cornell’s CALS has the exact program I’m looking for! I know you can’t fully predict if I’d get in, but an idea as to whether my stats can even get me through the door would be great!

-Full IB Diploma candidate (4 HLs + 2 SLs) plus AP gov
-White female
-by end of the year: 3.93 UW and 4.61 W gpa (4 b’s junior year - 2 in IB HL Physics (teacher for it is writing me a great rec about my work effort and perseverance), 1 in honors precalc, 1 in IB HL history)
-1500 sat

extracurriculars
-heading comms/marketing for regional social action summit
-2 terms of board (head of programming and head of communications), writer/editor for our online newspaper multiple years, programming and support chair - for youth group chapter of 100 girls
-Year in social entrepreneurship fellowship where me and a partner are developing an elementary after school club curriculum to teach girls speaking skills and increase their class participation (hope to have in schools next year)
-Have ran successful online clothing-resale business since 9th grade

  • In dance company since 7th grade
    -attending UPenn’s Leadership in the Business World program this summer (15% acceptance, so I know my teacher rec and essays must have been good)
    -will also have a marketing/comms internship next year

If I apply ED I would have legacy, but not sure how much that actually helps. Also, I’ve talked to CALS admissions people who say they look for major-fit and I can definitely show I’d fit well with the comms program in an essay)

2

i can’t really give you accurate information in terms of your chances but Cornell ED usually favors legacy and athletic-recruit students who are serious about Cornell. I would take the chance if you think Cornell is your top choice.

3

This is a bad time to be going to an exotic school. The economy is in a state of crash, and is expected to be that way in the foreseeable future. If a parent gets laid off, Cornell is going to be unaffordable VERY quickly. I would seriously look at in-state options and go for full scholarships.

4

This is the fist time I have ever heard of Cornell Ag school referred to as an “exotic school”.

The “doomsday” cautionary may prove correct, but would apply equally to all private universities. And actually less to Cornell Ag school than many others, for the 50% or so of its students that are in-state and therefore receive discounted tuition from the outset.

A factor well worth today’s parents to consider. In the event financial hardship does become a reality, OP, and other private U students, could then transfer to a lower cost u. Though in “doomsday” those options could be inundated.

Interesting times. Though generic and not particular to Cornell Ag school.