Chance me for Cornell ILR and CAS

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<p>Chance Me for Ivies! </p>

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<p>Hello fellow CCers, just another Chance Me thread to relief my paranoia and anxiety for the upcoming university decisions. I have applied for CAS as my primary choice and ILR as my alternative choice. However, I am equally passionate about both colleges. Any constructive feedback will be much appreciated. </p>

<p>Information:</p>

<p>Pacific Asian; Average-income household; Competitive IB school in Western Canada</p>

<p>Stats: </p>

<p>SAT I: 2270
Reading:700
Writing: 770
Math: 800</p>

<p>SAT II:
Math II:800
Chemistry: 770
Korean with Listening: 800 </p>

<p>GPA/IB Scores:
Weighed:4.07 GPA Scale: 4.0 </p>

<p>Rank:
Top 1% in the district </p>

<p>IB Diploma Candidate:
IB Spanish SL (6) <-actual score (all other score are predicted marks)
IB English HL 6
IB Chemistry HL 6
IB History HL 6
IB Geography SL 6
IB Math SL 7
Predicted score: 40/45 </p>

<p>Significant ECs (ones that were mentioned on the Common Application): </p>

<p>Volunteer Supervisor/Liason/Trainer at Evergreen Senior Home (Gr.9-12)
- Created the "Highschool Volunteer Network" in order to recruit more volunteers and spread the idea of volunteering out of goodwill.
- Trained and supervised new or existing volunteers.
- Over 400 hours. </p>

<p>Solo Clarinetist / Performance Organizer of White Rock Community Orchestra (Gr.9-12)</p>

<p>Task Force Manager/Treasurer of Vancouver Youth Charity Society (VYCS) (Gr.9-12)
- Partook in an extensive project in which the members and I organized a large-scale golf tourament to fundraise money for the Heart & Stroke Foundation.
- Raised over $40,000 with over 50 sponsors gathered. </p>

<p>Independent Researcher (11) Assistant Researcher (12)
- Independent research on the topic of ""Factors Affecting Mortality Rate in Kenya using Coefficient Degression" and won an award for it at an international conference where students from all over the world gather to present their research papers.
- Assistant researcher of an extensive project with Hankyong University on the topic of "Profit Maxmization for Local Farmers in the Gyonggi-Do Province." The project was requested by the province. </p>

<p>Member (9&10) Event Organizer (11&12) of the Globalizer Club
- Volunteered for school events and performances.
- Organized school fairs, and fundraising events.
- Volunteered weekly for environmental causes. Cleaning up the school, etc. </p>

<p>Camp Assistant (9 & 10) Camp Leader (11) of Regional Kids Spring Camp
-Led many organized activities, planned events, and in grade 12, operated the entire camp.</p>

<p>Vice President (11) President (12) of Basketball Club
-Played weekly with other members and helped host school basketball tournaments to fundraise money.</p>

<p>Member of Varsity Basketball Team (9,10) </p>

<p>Interan as Financial Analyst at Bank (11,12)</p>

<p>Life Guard and Swim Instructor at Local Pool (11,12)</p>

<p>*Also joined minor clubs and participated in minor activities. </p>

<p>Recs: </p>

<p>Teacher 1: Excellent
Teacher 2: Good
Counsellor: Good
Additional Rec: By research advisor, a professor at the university. Excellent. </p>

<p>Essays: </p>

<p>Common App: 8/10
Short Answer: 8/10
Supps:8/10</p>

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<p>Notes: I am applying undecided for CAS as I am equally interested in both economics and sociology. Hope that facilitates everyone’s holistic judgement of my application. Thank you in advance for your valuable inputs.</p>

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<p>I’d say you have a very good chance because of your class ranking and everything else seems decent to great even for an ORM. Around 20-40%, given that cas regular is around 12% and that the pool is more competitive.</p>

<p>I am giving you a range because the reality is that admissions depends on how lenient CAS is towards ORMs this year and also your school’s historical trend of getting ppl into Cornell A&S (since admissions are done by school in Cornell). You can have the highest scores but if your school is not looked well upon by top schools your chances can be deeply hurt. It also works adversely - if your high school has good ties with the college and has a history of getting ppl into good schools then ur chances would be better even if ur scores are low.</p>

<p>I think it is a great choice that you are applying as an undecided for CAS! It seems like you know what you are doing.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the response. I just couldn’t decide between sociology and economics. Also, I have a deepening interest in business and management and thought ILR is a combination of both business and economics. Any more chances? Bump!</p>

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<p>Anybody here?</p>

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<p>did you append your publications as application supplements? that’s definitely something that stands out to me. </p>

<p>other than that, it’s hard to say. I’m not sure how much more difficult it is for canadian applicants than it is for US ones, but I can say Cornell does take alot of Canadians. Standard stats look quite good, ECs and other intangibles do look well above average.</p>

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<p>@ixdemosthenes Yes, I sent my research paper to Cornell University. I also added both of my research abstracts on the Additional Information section of the Common Application. Being Canadian and an international student is definitely a minus (maybe even an anti-hook), but I hope the admissions officers see through my ethnicity and heritage. Thank you for your response.</p>

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<p>While Canadians are technically international, I’m under the impression that they have greater odds than a comparable applicant from elsewhere. This is purely anecdotal of course.</p>