I am a current high school junior and I am looking to apply to the Cornell Summer College program “How to Win an Argument: An Introduction to Debate and Rhetoric” for the summer of 2018. I am really interested in politics and I plan to major in political science in college. I was wondering what the acceptance rate for the summer college is overall and what my chances are given my personal info. Also, if anyone has been accepted to this program or attended a different Cornell summer program, how was your experience and what should I know about the application process?
Here are my personal stats:
1370 on the PSAT (I have not taken the SAT or ACT yet)
92-ish GPA on 100 point scale for junior year (Around 95 for all three years put together)
I am a member of the debate team, was President of Student Council, hosted a political forum between two local politicians, and have started a political action club at my high school.
My father and uncle both attended Cornell ( I have heard that sometimes alumni relation or legacy status may help the admission process but obviously I am not banking solely on that).
Thank you and I hope you can help.