<p>I am applying to college this fall and I'm chosing between Cornell Human Ecology, Colgate, Emory, and Boston College. I am a caucasian female and live in NJ. What are my chances of getting into the above schools? </p>
<p>GPA: 4.29 in top 10% of class
SAT: 1410/2130
Math- 760
Verbal- 650
Writing- 720</p>
<p>Volunteer/Work:
Babysit (3 hours/week)
Volunteer with Paws for Pups at PETCO (2 years)
Work at a daycare center every week (3 years)
Volunteer at Camp Sunshine during the summer (working with disabled children)
Girl Scouts
Vice President of Project Interact(community service club)
Club Projects include: MS Walk
Ride for Life(walk for ALS in New York)
Cartridges for Cancer
Eastern Christian Children's Society Fundraiser
Southside Johnny Concert(raising money for local ALS
patient)
I started a project collecting phone cards in my school to send to Walter Reid Hospital for wounded American soldiers who have fought in Iraq. This enabled them to call their families. </p>
<p>Sports/Music:
Soccer
-Freshman Team-9th
Junior Varsity-10th
Varsity-11th and 12th
Maroons Soccer Club(3 years)
Piano Lessons(for past 10 years)
-Superior rating three times in Pompton Lakes Music Festival
-Perform in yearly recitals
Spring Track-9th</p>
<p>Honors/Clubs:
National Honors Society
Spanish Honors Society(3 years)
President of Community Service in Spanish Club
Yearbook Club
1 0f 3 juniors(class of about 400) nominated for NCTE Writing Award</p>
<p>That's most of it...Any comments are helpful. Thanks!</p>
<p>i have nearly the same SAT composite and will be applying to cornell as well... personally i think you have a decent shot especially if you apply ED... others will probably say that you SAT is too low... like they did to me... but i think you should be in good shape...</p>
<p>Colgate is definitely a match for you. I think you'll get in, no problem. My school in NJ is sending 10 kids there...or some crazy number close to that. BC and Emory may be slight reaches. Cornell will be a reach. Overall, you have a fighting chance at each school.</p>
<p>I hope you have a life. If you do, then your in.</p>
<p>fruitloops, why do you bother posting anything if you're not going to be helpful...I've noticed several of your posts and they are all rude and uncalled for.</p>
<p>you should be fine at BC. Cornell will be a slight reach to a reach, but human ecology isnt one of the harder ones to get into. Colgate youre probably in, and emory will be a slight reach.</p>
<p>check out my actual results thread, i applied to cornell and BC and I have my stats posted there</p>
<p>Ok thanks everyone...hey fruitloops..
I actually care and that's why I put up a post. If you are looking at my post and making fun of it, then you clearly have less of a life than I do. Why would you go on this board if you don't have anything good to say? Make some friends, find new hobbies...</p>
<p>LOL what is up with the hostility. I can't joke around?</p>
<p>DOn't think any of the schools are reaches for you; you stand an equal chance at all four schools. Matter of fact, of the four schools, Colgate will be probably be the toughest. All four are very different in location and campus climate/feel, so go where you'll be happiest.</p>
<p>BTW, emphasize your phone cards collection for the Iraqi war vets in your short answer essay, if not your personal statement. If you actually went to Walter Reed Hospital to present them to the soldiers, you've potentially got a remarkable essay.</p>
<p>BTW, at all the schools you're looking at, you should apply early. This fall plan to visit each of them again and do an overnight if possible.</p>
<p>Colgate is not the toughest, its the easiest of the four, and Cornell must be considered a reach for everyone. Also, Cornell, Emory (ED I and II) and Colgate all have early decision, meaning you cant apply early to all of them. BC is the only EA school of the four.</p>
<p>Ckmets13, none of the schools she's applying to is "easiest" and none is "toughest" -- It will come down to what these schools will want and are looking for and if she can fulfill those unknowns (to her). Ultimately, she needs to apply early to where she would be happiest; she also has an out if she's deferred by Cornell and/or BC by applying EDII to Emory and/or Colgate. However, if she prefers Emory or Colgate to Cornell or BC, then by all means she should apply EDI. One thing that will determine where she should apply early is the curriculum that each school offers. If there's one school that wins out there and also has the kind of campus experience she wants, then by all means that's where she should go. Ultimately, ckmets13, she shouldn't be looking at "easiest" or "toughest," but "happiest" -- of course, IMHO.</p>
<p>its just a fact that colgate is easier to get into than cornell...whether you like colgate better or not is another story. i got into jhu and bc and chose bc, so i know about the better fit story</p>
<p>It's not a fact, ckmets. It depends on the school at Cornell you want to get into and what it offers vis a vis Colgate. There are kids who are rejected by Colgate and accepted by Cornell ILR, HumEc and Hotel Adm., just as there are kids accepted by Colgate and rejected at Cornell A&S and A&LS. Which is often the case, BTW. Those are the only competing schools between the two since if you want Architecture and Engineering, you'd want Cornell. Just as if you want a liberal arts education, you'd want Colgate.</p>
<p>if you are from out of state, it doesnt matter what school you apply to at cornell. and yes, those schools are easier, but they are still harder than colgate. colgate has a good liberal arts education, yes, but cornell is still the better school. nothing against colgate though. again, i chose BC over JHU</p>
<p>I think you have a shot at Cornell. Your SAT is solid, your GPA should be fine, and you have quite a few ECs going on. Human Ecology is a little easier to get into, but I think I heard that it's the most transfered into college at Cornell because no one really knows much about it until they get to Cornell.</p>
<p>MAKE SURE YOU APPLY TO A SAFETY!!</p>
<p>All the schools you listed are selective, and it's best to have a school in the list that you know you'll get into, just in case something should happen. Find a school that would be a nice fit for you, but that you know would really really want you as a student. I'm not trying to scare you, as I think you're a good fit for the schools you listed...but it's always nice to have a safety to avoid a worst case senario.</p>
<p>For instance I was accepted at Cornell (Rochester, RPI, Union),waitlisted at Columbia....and Colgate was my only rejection (good thing I wanted to go to Cornell).</p>
<p>I also know someone who got into Harvard, but not Boston College.</p>
<p>Admissions can be weird, so just make sure you cover all the bases.</p>
<p>good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks so much!!!(especially StPlayr, ckmets, and collegeparent) I will definitely keep all of this in mind.</p>
<p>Stillmanz,</p>
<p>I think your overall academic measures are very solid. I think Cornell is a slight REACH, and the other schools are all MATCHes. None of these schools is unrealistic for acceptance, nor is any a slam dunk. It truly is an unpredictable scenario. A word of advice, as many parents will agree, choose some true SAFETY schools as well.</p>
<p>Specific to Emory University, you have solid numbers that look good on the surface. Emory is not ambiguous about this -- they prefer those applicants who have expressed and demonstrated interest in Emory. Your essays will be weighted with considerable importance as well. If you go to the Emory discussion board (Colleges/Universities > CC Top Universities > Emory University), you will find a post I did on "Tips for Emory Applicants for Class of 2011". It will have some good suggestions. Also, you may want to peruse some of the other posts if you are interested. </p>
<p>One other thing, an axiom about Early Decision is that since you can only choose ONE Early Decision school, and because the decision is a binding committment, be very certain that if you do apply ED, it is to the ONE school that is clearly your No. 1 choice. Do this only after you have visited the campus and know it is the right "fit" for you (consider academic programs, student life, dorms, faculty/student ratio, size, setting, etc.) YOUR fit may not be the same as somebody else's. It seems that every spring, there will be students who have regrets about applying ED -- yes, people do change their minds, which is why you need to be very certain. If you are not certain, apply RD, so that you can have some time and the OPTIONS to choose from. Good luck to you!</p>
<p>Incidentally, you did mean Walter "Reed" Hospital, correct?? ;)</p>
<p>A few "safeties" you can consider, but then remember there is no such thing as a safety in college admissions:</p>
<p>Based on your four top preferences, here are some similar schools, accordingly, to consider: Bates, Bucknell, Connecticut College, Dickinson, GW, Gettysburg, Lafayette, NYU (again, depends on which school), Skidmore, Syracuse, Trinity, Tulane, Union, Vanderbilt and Wake Forest.</p>