<p>Hey, I am a graduating High School Senior from New York, and I am planning on reapplying to colleges. I got a 1480 superscore on my SATs(750 Math, 730 C/R) and a 2180 out of 2400, and I have a 96.1 GPA(My school doesn't do the standard GPA). I got rejected from several schools that I felt were reaches, but I also got rejected from Cornell ILR, which I was surprised about. I was already planning on taking a gap year, so I decided it would be a good idea to reapply ED and(if I don't get in ED) RD to schools I was rejected from. I realized after being rejected from ILR that it might not be for me, and then I heard about AEM and it sounds amazing for me, because I am interested in economics and business which at the time I thought ILR mightbe good for, but now I might be reconsidering this. What scared me before and what scares me now is the admissions rates at AEM because they are ridiculously low. My principal spoke to the admissions director at ILR and said that I wasn't accepted because my supplement didn't reflect enough of an interest/didn't relate to the school enough. With a better essay, and a new year, does anyone think I have a chance of getting into AEM?</p>
<p>@sr1023 I did AEM ED this year. I had a 1460/2190 and an unweighted 96.33 GPA. So we’re essentially the same applicant from that standpoint. I wrote my essays over the course of 2 months and focused on fit and my unique situation. I was deferred, then rejected. However, I did get a guaranteed transfer for next year if I were to maintain a 3.5 GPA at my freshman college. It’d ridiculously hard and will only likely get harder.</p>
<p>It’s definitely a risk and I don’t know if it’s worth the ED. If you’re curious about any more of my stats/application, check my post history. Message me if you have any more questions. Hope this helped</p>
<p>Thanks for the answer, I had a feeling it was a little too risky, what do you think about my chances at Cornell PAM?</p>
<p>I also applied ED AEM this past year. I was rejected initially. Here are my stats if you would like to compare:
SAT I (breakdown): Did not Send
ACT: 32 (E28, M33, R31, S35)
SAT II: Math 1: 750 Math 2: 700
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15/538
AP (place score in parenthesis): Human (4), World (2), Bio (1), English Lang (3), Macro (2), Env Science (4), US Hist (2), Statistics (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Art History, AP English Literature, AP Psychology, AP US Gov, Teacher Assistant 1, Administrative Office Tech, AP Calc AB, Student Government
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Anne Frank Humanitarian Award, AP Scholar</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Government (Student Body President, Student Body Treasurer), Class Council (Vice-President, Treasurer), Relay for Life Club (Founder/President), National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Varsity Soccer, Varsity Tennis
Job/Work Experience: Walgreens, Mathnasium (Math Tutor)
Volunteer/Community service: RCMA(250+ Hours)- Helping improve the lives and education of migrant workers and their families. Barefoot Hope(20 Hours)- Feeding the homeless of Tampa. Relay for Life(40 Hours)-Money to benefit the American Cancer Society.
Summer Activities: Worked at Walgreens, took MAC 1105 at local community college, as well as a honors virtual school class.
Essays: CA- Student Body President changed by outlook on leadership and success. CALS- Working with migrant children of RCMA inspired my future. Very Strong Essays
Teacher Recommendation: Very close teacher, excellent recommendation.
Counselor Rec: Very good
Additional Rec: Past SGA Sponsor, best letter I have ever had the privilege to read.
Interview: Over 2 hours, still in touch today. Best interview of my life.
Other: In touch with recruiter</p>
<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Applied Economics and Management(AEM) through CALS
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Large Public (2400 Students)
Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A</p>
<p>Reflection</p>
<p>Strengths: Leadership, Community Service, Rank, Testing
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Giving back to community.
Weaknesses: Unweighted GPA, Major Selection (8% AR for AEM Major)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I was rejected because of my major selection, AEM, because it has an acceptance rate of only 8%. Also my unweighted GPA drastically hurt my application.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Accepted- UF Honors, College of William and Mary, Fordham, FSU, USF. Waitlisted-UVa. Rejected- Cornell, UPenn, Dartmouth
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: Community Service- Working with migrant workers.</p>
<p>I think im just going to apply as a transfer to Cornell PAM after a year, any thoughts on my chances?</p>
<p>Much higher acceptance rate! Give it a shot!</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>