Chances

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>Safety School.</p>

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<p>ms.thang: Can you elaborate? Are you referring to Cornell, in general, as a safety school or in regards to my "chances" question?</p>

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<p>Cornell is not out of your reach...spend a crap load of time on the essay and definitely apply ED :)</p>

<p>Also apply to stanford, princeton etc. to maximize your chances of getting into a top school</p>

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<p>golubb_u: With my SAT and GPA, I don't think I stand a chance at those two schools.</p>

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<p>He has a point.</p>

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<p>I'm pretty sure ms. thang's being arrogant and trying to **** us off :)...even though she was rejected from GW, her "safety school"</p>

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<p>Leigh or anyone...when you say 4 recs, does that include the automatic guidance counselor one? I really wanted to include one from my school's principal, but I know I need academic teachers too...if the guidance rec didn't count, I'd have more room...</p>

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<p>Yup, 4 recs in total. I think it'll also be good if you can get a letter from someone who knows you outside the academic field... but I'm porbably stating the obvious LOL.</p>

<p>Spanks: haha no kidding about the GW thread. XD</p>

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<p>Anyone else care to comment on chances?</p>

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<p>I'd say you're lookin good soliloquy, and your SATs definitely won't HURT your app, so don't worrry about that.</p>

<p>Does anyone know if Band counts as an academic subject? I mean, we don't just play music.... Maybe I should call the Admissions office...</p>

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<p>No it doesn't. I think its just extracurricular, even if you do color guard or whatnot.</p>

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<p>*Non-core.</p>

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<p>yeah thats what I meant by double edged sword.</p>

<p>no, your SAT won't hurt you at all. It's just not at the incredibly high level where it could serve as a hook...thats NOT a bad thing</p>

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<p>mmmmmmmmmmmm</p>

<p>mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm</p>

<p>what race are u? educated parents or not? rich or not? i need to know these factors </p>

<p>if u r a white person, w/ college eduacted parents and middleclass family, here are ur chances:</p>

<p>ED:</p>

<p>Accepted: 45%
Deferred: 55%</p>

<p>If Deferred:
Accepted In april: 10%
Waitlisted In April: 89%
Rejected in April: 1%</p>

<p>very realistic</p>

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<p>Thank you to all who have posted so far. I haven't gotten the opportunity to sign onto CC in a while and was surprised at the number of responses.</p>

<p>ThomYorke: I suppose my ethnicity isn't going to help. I'm Indian, male. We're middle class, with the highest degree in my family being a BA. Anyway, my dad's the only one in the house who works; my mom is a home maker. Will the factors you mentioned really affect my decisions that much?</p>

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<p>u r an INDiAN??????</p>

<p>seriously? WOW!</p>

<p>if u r an AMerican indian: ur chance is like 95%</p>

<p>if u r an Asian Indian: ur chance remains the same</p>

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<p>I meant to say Asian Indian, which is why I didn't think it'd help my chances at all. Are my chances simply average (45%) or does my international EC help at all?</p>

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<p>45% is above average, even for ED</p>

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<p>As for your chances, I'd say good if only you had a few more extracurriculars...if you are a Junior, I'd suggest getting really involved in an organization or project over the summer. CA requires an essay about an EC, so something you have spent many many hours on (and I don't mean 5 hrs a week at the local spca) is really great to write about. This could also lead to a nice rec. (For example, I lucked out when my mentor turned out to be a Harvard alum and a prof at MIT!)</p>

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<p>How important is class rank?</p>