Cornell ILR chances?

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<p>Yes, I know, I'm the millionth person to ask this, but I really would appreciate the feedback.
SAT I: 780 Math
720 CR
750 Writing
SAT II: 750 US history
750 Biology M
(will take Math IIC in the fall. Expecting 700+)
GPA: I'm guessing at around 3.9-4.0
ECs: STRIVE (environmentalist club)
Inspiration Magazine
VTML (community service club)
National Spanish Honor Society
Library Volunteer- 70ish hours
Participated in TraC! program summer before last
Piano-8 years. I scored a 100 at the NYSSMA evaluation. I also placed 2nd in the Young Musician's Competition and I perform annually at Steinway hall in Manhattan.</p>

<p>Additional Info: I'm white, female, and go to an extremely competitive school in Manhattan where all the classes are really high leve.</p>

<p>Oh, almost forgot. I also got gold medal status in the National spanish examination.
In terms of courseload I already took AP Biology, AP US History, AP Spanish Language and AP European History, and got 5's on all the exams. For senior year I plan to take 3 more APs. (My school has a limit on the number of APs one can take per year).</p>

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<p>BTW, would being a 1st generation immigrant be considered a “hook”?</p>

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<p>Are you from Stuyvesant?</p>

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<p>Yes, I am. That obvious huh</p>

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<p>To best honest, I would think people from there would know their own chances pretty well.</p>

<p>And… how most there consider Cornell a safety.</p>

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<p>As far as I know, very few kids at my school would consider Cornell a safety, except for maybe the nationally ranked debaters with 2400 scores.</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t say “safety” exactly, but when you have over 50 kids getting into a school, I don’t think anyone’s <em>EXTREMELY</em> worried about it. (At least, relative to most public HS out there).</p>

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<p>…bump</p>

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<p>…bbummppp</p>

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<p>why ILR? I don’t see much in your background that leads me to think you have a real interest in studying labor history, collective bargaining etc.<br>
If you truly have the “passion” to study ILR then go for it. If you are going to apply to ILR because you think it’s easier to get into than some of the other colleges at Cornell- well, I think the ILR admission staff can usually spot those applicants.</p>

<p>my d is an ILR grad, her HS background at least showed an interest in history, economics, psychology etc- as well as coming from a union household.<br>
It’s not just your grades and SAT score that help you gain admission- you need to be able to show a particular spark of interest for the ILR curriculum to be competitive.
Good luck!</p>

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<p>Wow. “Coming from a union household” is what you consider to qualify one for admission to ILR? I’m sorry, marny1, but that is ridiculous. I highly doubt that’s what got your daughter in. Maybe you could say that she used that experience to form a good Why ILR? essay, but the same can be said for a student coming from a non-union household.</p>

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<p>ILR admits M and F at a 50% ratio. Historically males make up about 60% of ILR applicants. This statistic alone gives you an edge as a F. Your stats and Stuy background give you another boost. That being said, if you do not show strong fit and interest via your essays and EC’s, these boosts will not, in and of themselves, gain you entrance to ILR ( or any other school at Cornell for that matter).</p>

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<p>You also have another boost due to the fact that you are NYS resident and ILR is one of Cornell’s three NYS contract colleges which are obligated to admit NYS residents at a higher rate than OOS.</p>

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I was told at the info session and have seen elsewhere that this is a non-factor simply because the % of the class that has to be NYS is about the same as the % of NYS in the applicant pool. If anything, ILR is probably trying to keep NYSers at a minimum simply because their budget is tight and NYSers have reduced tuition.</p>