Chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>Hello, my name is Tyler and I have never been into the whole Ivy League thing. However, when I found out that if your family makes less than 60,000 a year you can get a full ride I quickly became interested. I am currently a junior so I still have some things to do to get ready for college, but I thought I would get a preliminary opinion. OK so here is my info.</p>

<p>GPA: 4.078
Rank: 1 of 714
Public High School
ACT( took as sophomore taking it again in like 2 weeks): 29 (hoping for 33)</p>

<p>Schedule: 10th
Honors Chem
ACC Algebra II
Spanish III
AP History (got a 4 on the exam)
English 10
Health
Drawing Fundamentals (got thrown in I hate art lol)</p>

<p>11th
AP Government (haven't taken exam yet)
English 11
Organic Chem
Analytical Chem
Bio II
Econ
ACC Trig
Spanish IV</p>

<p>Prospective 12th grade schedule
AP Calc BC
AP Bio
AP Chem
AP Spanish (spanish V)
English 12
Newspaper/Brit Lit/Sociology (i dont know yet)</p>

<p>Extra Curricular</p>

<p>Science Olympiad
Driven Club (christian club)
Spanish Club
Spanish Honors Society
NHS
Varsity Tennis
Young Republicans</p>

<p>I come from an extremely low income family (Less than 15000 a year.) My parents are divorced and I live with my mom. I am a first generation college attendee.</p>

<p>Thanks so much for your help. I know these can be annoying. Please be brutally honest</p>

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<p>You’re from a low income family in this time of economic turmoil and you joined the Young Republicans??? WAT?</p>

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<p>^^ hahaha. you’re funny.</p>

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<p>Depends where you’re applying, but looks good. </p>

<p>I’m just as confused as urmomgoes2colege btw ;)</p>

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<p>hahahahahahahahaahaha me too that made me LOL</p>

<p>but seriously Tyler, you’re all set! Good luck! just keep on this track… um try to do a unique ED and focus on only two or three of them that sorta relate or make connections to your background of future aspirations or essays. Speaking of essays, you should definitely start early,… i regret starting in late November! And do something memorable this summer, keep busy.
maybe go for Questbridge, google it.
good luck :)</p>

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<p>I am doing questbridge, I really want to go to the summer program at Harvard so I hope I get the scholarship. Thanks a lot for all your help.</p>

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<p>no problem!
and wow i was also going to suggest HSS as one of the programs you should partake in. But if you dont get the money, theres plenty of things you can do without needing too much. Even if you simply get an internship or a job and volunteer, that will be fine! Just make use of your time well, and do what you love to do!</p>

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<p>Thanks u guys r a lot nicer and more encouraging than the Harvard Forum lol</p>

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<p>^^It is Harvard…snobby kids…tsk tsk</p>

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<p>Cornell is not a Questbridge partner, unlike Yale, Princeton, MIT and Stanford.</p>

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<p>I don’t want to be a spoilsport, but unless you make significantly (I mean significantly) less than 60k, Cornell will not be a full ride. </p>

<p>Other peer institutions with higher endowments can offer full rides to people with less than 60k, but Cornell doesn’t have that luxury. And even if you have no family contribution, you will still be expected to contribute personally towards your education to the tune of ~2500 a year. Whether you want to work over the summers to pay for that or to get a loan to cover that, it will be an expense you have to deal with.</p>

<p>Hopefully with the new financial aid initiatives this will be lessened, but I honestly doubt if it will be eliminated.</p>

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<p>@Chendrix, he already stated that his family has under 15000 income. Thats pretty significant from 60k if you ask me</p>

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<p>Sorry, didn’t read the very bottom.</p>

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<p>I just thought I’d mention that even though your parents are divorced, most private schools want financial info from both parents.</p>

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<p>This is not a political forum - please don’t bash him because of his political views. Once Democrats understand that people choose parties based on more than economic self-interest, things might change a little in this horribly managed country (including the current liar-in-chief). I mean, I know it may be hard for him and his family to not support that whopping $800 check (sarcasm) in exchange for doubling our deficit, but ya know.</p>

<p>OP, Cornell won’t be a free ride due to student contribution, which is required regardless of income. Lyre is also correct - you need financial info from both parents, and your fathers income will be included in determining your aid as it is expected he’d help. If, however, you can send a letter from a pastor, counselor, etc stating that either your father has no contact with you, or he REFUSES to help with college, that requirement will be waived. </p>

<p>You have great grades, and you’re one of those few success stories out there - low income, first generation college student whose heading for valedictorian and the Ivy League. Don’t throw any of that away.</p>

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<p>Thanks guys. That sucks that I have to report my dad’s income because he is an idiot. He only makes like 60-70K though so hopefully it wont completely screw me over.</p>

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<p>Why would you put your name on here? Tyler from Michigan, I know where you live.</p>

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<p>60-70K will screw you over quite a bit.</p>

<p>Does he intend to pay the amount he will now force you to lack in financial aid?</p>

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<p>I will make him. lol His credit sucks so he probably wouldn’t even qualify for a SMART loan. He is such an idiot. lol</p>