Chances for Cornell ILR ED (please chance me!)

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<p>White male, North Carolina, father making less than 60k a year. </p>

<p>GPA: 3.4 uw, 4.3 w (great grades until junior year, where I had a major slip up which I address in my essay)
SAT: 2190 single sitting (760 reading, 650 math, 780 writing)</p>

<p>APs: Psych (5) English 3 (5) Human Geo (5)
Senior APs: Comp Gov, Literature, World History</p>

<p>Awards: American Legion Oratorical Semi-Finalist (scholarship awarded), Shakespeare Recitation National Semifinalist, Optimist International Oratorical Winner for NC (scholarship awarded), ranked 1st in NC for debate, Boys State participant (1st alternate to Boys Nation, didn't attend). </p>

<p>EC's: Founder/captain of Shakespeare Recitation Team, Captain of Speech and Debate team, VP of Model UN, in several plays, 25 hours of community service a year. </p>

<p>Any chance?</p>

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<p>You’re a very strong applicant and you have a great chance of being accepted! The only thing that may bring you down is your math score on the SAT is a little low for Cornell.</p>

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<p>You’re a very strong applicant and have a great chance of being accepted! The only thing that may bring you down is your score on the math part of the SAT is a little low for Cornell… What is your intended major?</p>

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<p>I shall try my best at talking in old English. Thou hath a decent chanceth, indeed. Thou art in thine running for acceptance.</p>

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<p>I will either do a double major in poli sci and philosophy or go into the ILR department. So, we’re thinking waitlisted?</p>

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<p>We have reachithed consensus, indeed. Complete acceptance is of a dubious veracity, erstwhile possible.</p>

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<p>And my math started as a 550, and I finally got it up to a 650. Little chance of improving it much more.</p>

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<p>GPA is your biggest problem. What is your class rank?</p>

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<p>Top 15%. Once again, not all that bright. I got A’s in all my humanities classes and then messed up royally in math/science.</p>

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<p>Unless your school churns out tons of students who get admitted to the 20 most selective colleges, not being in the top 10% is going to hurt you. Something like 94% of last year’s freshman were in the top 10% of their class.</p>

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<p>Yea, you could very well be wait listed. But, if you have good letters of recommendation and good essays, your chances of being accepted will highly improve. Maybe even schedule an alumni interview to help you out?</p>

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<p>So, does anyone think I’ll be flat-out denied? Is it worth applying? </p>

<p>And I don’t know an alumnus, though I do know a current student.</p>

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<p>Although anything can happen, I don’t think you’ll be flat out denied. It looks like you have a strong chance of getting in, but you also have a big chance of getting wait listed too. But overall, I think that it’s definitely worth applying to!</p>

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<p>Thanks for your help!</p>

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<p>Isn’t there only one major for ILR? How do you plan on having a double major in political science and philosophy?</p>

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<p>I said either do ILR or double major.</p>

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<p>Ohh at CAS? I think you would have a better chance at ILR considering it’s less competitive. ILR and poli sci with philosophy are two very different majors… You must surely have a paramount interest</p>

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<p>I’m very interested in the law. Poli sci/law would be one route to law school, whereas ILR would be another. Still, all routes lead to law, politics, and world dominati… I mean, a happy and successful life.</p>

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<p>Excuse me, poli sci/ philosophy, not poli sci/ law</p>