Chances at Cornell for an Avg. African American

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Cornell: CALS</p>

<p>Atlanta Public School
African American Male
Less than $30k income
GPA: 3.42
Living in Atlanta,GA
ACT: 29
Retaking on October and December trying to get a 32-34
Around top 25%</p>

<p>Senior Classes:
AP world
AP Govt
AP econ
AP calculus
H. World lit</p>

<p>UCLA Transcript:
Biological Threats To Society: B
Sociology: B</p>

<p>A part-time job since Freshman year
President of FBLA
Vice-President/Founder of Psych. Book Club
Chess Club
French Club
Cultural Diversity Club
100+ hours of volunteer.
Great Rec's & Essays</p>

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<p>if you can raise your ACT to a 32, then you have an excellent chance. Especially since you have $30K income. However, a 29 ACT is low for Cornell.</p>

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<p>It will be hard but I am going to try! Cornell is currently my dream school! :) </p>

<p>Any others?</p>

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<p>^ same as youll see..</p>

<p>raise ACT and take writing with it</p>

<p>otherwise, cornell is going to be hard for you. even if youre african america</p>

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<p>URM status isn't as big as its played out to be. If you can get a 34, you'd still have to account for your 3.42. ECs demonstrate a few leadership positions, but not many. Where are your awards? Top 25% with your GPA could help, but thats seriously low for an Ivy. Your only ability now to get in would be through killer recs, great PS, and a good interview. Very doable still, but not nearly in a "safe" position with Cornell.</p>

<p>Cornell-Reach (Low Reach if you think your ACTs will go up+if you think the URM status will help tremendously)</p>

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<p>Gaining Cornell's acceptance does not depend on whether one 'thinks' URM will help tremendously or not.</p>

<p>That said, GPA, class rank, and ACT scores are low.</p>

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<p>Your GPA is low and you can't change that other than working your butt off for a good GPA senior year. That said, the ACT is one major part of your application that you can still change. If you can raise your ACT a bit more, then I think you have a more realistic shot. (I also got a 29 on the ACT so it's weird to tell other people to raise their scores, and I want to go to Cornell as well. But my GPA is almost a 4.0 so we're a bit different)</p>

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<p>Get that ACT up! Study hard for the October test, and I think you're all set :)</p>

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<p>@Gaffe, my point exactly. URM is more like the determining factor if an applicant is on the verge of being accepted, and was competitive in the first place. Having a 3.4 and a 29 with average/fluff-ish ECs is not considered competitive. The only thing the OP CAN do right now is raise his ACTs but, even then, its no surefire thing.</p>