Deferred acceptance rate & advice? I have a legacy.

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<p>Hi, I just got deferred from Cornell ED for ILR. I was just wondering what are the acceptance rates of those deferred? I have a legacy but I don't know if that helped or worked against me (deferring me out of courtesy).</p>

<p>Here's an extremely brief overview of my app:
ACT: 31
GPA: 97 Unweighted, 106 Weighted
Race: Asian
Location: NY
AP: total of 9 APs by the end of senior year
Senior courseload: 5 APs (Env, Calc AB, Lit, Spanish, Gov)
Extracurriculars: Red Cross Pres, Env Club Secretary, NEHS Treasurer, Key Club, and tons of honor societies
Essays: I don't think I'm in a right position to critique my essays, but I'd say they were good.
Recs: good
Legacy: One of my parents went to Cornell</p>

<p>If anyone was in this position in previous years, please tell and include some advice!
Thank you!</p>

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<p>Just curious - what’s the weighting system in your school? </p>

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<p>What’s your class ranking? If you are top 10%, I would have someone read your essay(s) and application. Did your parent go to UG? I don’t see any reason why you shouldn’t have been admitted except maybe your test score. It is a bit low for an Asian to be competitive, but not out of ballpark.</p>

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<p>@jamesjunkers‌ I honestly don’t know lol. I guess the extra points are from my AP classes</p>

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<p>@oldfort‌ My school doesn’t rank, but I would say I’m in the top 10% of my class. And yes, my parent went to Cornell for ILR undergrad. Thanks for the reply.
I’m pretty disappointed with myself, to say the least, with my outcome…</p>

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<p>@bigred19, yeah, I get that, I was just curious of how it got so much higher. For example, my school does a 5% boost for honors, and a 10% boost for ap. Getting a 106 would literally involve taking every ap class and getting a 100 in all of them (because there are some required non weighted classes) . So I just wanted to know, lol</p>

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<p>@jamesjunkers‌ Oh, then yeah I know nothing about that lol. I received over a 95 for all my AP classes, though, if that helps.</p>

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<p>Yeah, that makes sense, I just wanted to know haha. But yeah, I got deferred too (CALS) with a legacy (father) , so we’re on the same page there. </p>

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<p>@jamesjunkers‌ Oh wow, I’m surprised you got deferred. You seem like a strong applicant and an active poster on the Cornell ED page. Good luck and hopefully we both get in!</p>

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<p>Thanks, based on your stats, you seem like a great applicant too. But it is what it is. Good luck to you too! </p>

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<p>fwiw, I know a legacy who got deferred and then was offered GT (which he turned down). </p>

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<p>Ahh that’s good news to hear @Renomamma‌. Ideally, I would like to go in as a freshman, but I’ll take what I can get.</p>