Chances for ED???

<p>I am white and from NJ</p>

<p>GPA: 3.9 UW</p>

<p>SAT: 2170
680 V 780 M 710 W (plan to take them again to boost verbal to at least 700)</p>

<p>SAT 2's: I'm taking Math 2C (expecting 750-780) and Literature (650-680)</p>

<p>AP's: This year AP Psychology and AP Language (scores unknown)
Next Year: AP History, AP Statistics, BC Calc, AP Literature</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars: </p>

<p>Debate Team-4 years (captain next year)
Blood Drive Comitee Member
Hospital Volunteer (over 100 hours)
Math Team member
Worked for past 3 summers in retail stores (35+ hours a week)</p>

<p>I'm interested in business and finance, How do you guys think my shot is for ED?? Any feedback or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks a bunch!</p>

<p>I'm sure others will say no way, but I think you look very good for ED. Regular decision is a crapshoot, so if you really think Cornell is the school for you, then do ED. Start developing a contact in the admissions office so they see that you really want to go there.</p>

<p>thanks for the advice...</p>

<p>By contact, do you mean call the office and set up an interview or tour? What else can I say to develop a contact and show commitment to the admissions office? (I really wanna go here!)</p>

<p>you have better than 60% chance of getting in I would say</p>

<p>Your stats look pretty good, EC's are alright, but it worries me that you're from new jersey..I feel like tons of people apply from there and you'll have competition with the really intense kids I see posting with a million EC's.</p>

<p> I don't recommend you to retake just to boost your SAT score. Cornell won't notice a difference between 680 and 700. You're in great shape now. Spend your time on something else. </p>

<p>thanks for the help guys! anybody else??</p>

<p>ED: good shot. RD: not so good shot.</p>

<p>You are basically in for the most part!</p>

<p>Do u guys realy think that this guy has such a great chance. I'm not trying to hijack this thread or brag but my scores ar considerably higher, GPA is a little higher, i think i have better ec's and im from NY and my conselour said that AEM was a a reach and crapshoot even if i apply ED. She even said that my chances were the same if i applied early to wharton but i know thats a lie. </p>

<p>Anyway, so are the above posters correct or is my conselour because from what ive seen/read i woudl have thought that he had only like a 25-30% chance but it seems like im mistaken. Anyone?</p>

<p>AEM is the hardest major to get into for Cornell, and I kinda agree with the guy above me. The OP doesn't show much passion for business, and his stats and ECs are unspectacular. It would definitely be a reach regardless of ED if he's doing AEM. For CAS Econ, it'd still be a reach, but he'd have a higher chance I guess</p>