Cornell ED 2018

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Junior at a fairly large, very rigorous school in Massachusetts.
Prospective School: School of Engineering or Industrial and Labor Relations, I’m specifically looking at ORIE in the engineering school

My cumulative weighted GPA is a 4.239 on a 5.000 scale weighted, 4.417 for junior year. My cumulative unweighted GPA is a 3.724.

Gender: M

My scores are:
SAT:
Math: 800
CR and W: 790
Essay: 6, 6, 5
ACT:
English: 35
Math: 36
Reading: 33
Science: 35
Writing: 10, 10, 10, 10

The only SATII that I’ve taken so far is Biology (E), which I got a 730 on. I will be taking Chemistry, US History, and Math 2 at the end of the school year.
ECs:
3 years of rowing in the fall and spring, 2 on varsity. Senior year will be more fourth year
3 years nordic skiing, 1 on varsity. Senior year will also be my fourth year here
7 years of Boy Scouts. I will not end up an Eagle Scout
National Honor Society

APs:
Junior Year: APUSH, Statistics
Senior Year: AB Calc, European History, Psychology, Physics

Additionally both my mom (ILR, '84) and my dad (ORIE, '86) graduated from Cornell.

I think I have overall good qualifications for Cornell, but historically they have taken people with absurdly high test scores (average 1560 SAT, 35 ACT) and GPAs (average 4.4 weighted) from my high school. I intend on EDing them, but I’m still not really sure of my chances.

Thanks for the help!

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Your ECs are very anemic, and your grades are below average. You do have good test scores though. Your chances overall for ED are not great, and very slim for RD if you are deferred.

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look into Vanderbilt. It is a strong school which emphasizes test scores. A 1590 on the SAT and 35 ACT looks good and I think you would get int ED there.

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I had actually been looking at Vanderbilt. I’ve been considering EDing Cornell, and then if I don’t get in ED2 Vandy. Cornell really is my top choice though, even if my odds of getting in are lower than I’d like because of grades and sub par ECs. Sadly, I didn’t worry about ECs enough until this year, so I’ve lagged behind a bit there. Do you know how much the double legacy helps my ED odds at Cornell?

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Legacy means a lot for cornell applicants, or so I’ve heard, especially if your parents went to cornell for a 4 year undergrad.