Double legacy - worth applying?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>SAT - 2060 superscore - 700 CR / 670 M / 690 W
GPA - 86.5 / 100 - Class does NOT rank</p>

<p>AP / College classes
AP Language - 4
AP Psychology - 3
AP Literature - Pending</p>

<p>Through CW Post
College Business Law - 6 credits
College Business Economics - 6 credits
College Real Estate Law - 3 credits</p>

<p>Syracuse University Project Advance
SUPA US History - 6 credits
SUPA Forensics - 4 credits
SUPA Sociology - 3 credits</p>

<p>New York University class - 1 credit</p>

<p>My essay is really outstanding, and my EC's aren't bad either. </p>

<p>Is it worth applying to ILR? It would be my #1 choice, but it's definitely a reach even with my brother and sister being recent graduates.</p>

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<p>You’re not counting your brother and sister as legacy right?</p>

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<p>Definitely apply, sibling legacy and double legacy parents could be a pretty big hook. Plenty of fringe siblings here because Cornell doesn’t want to upset potential donors by taking some of their kids and then rejecting the others. </p>

<p>That said its a reach for sure.</p>

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<p>Cornell is generally the easiest Ivy to get into.
If you feel like applying, go ahead and do it. It cant hurt you, and even if your chances arnt very good, you never know.</p>

<p>I promise you this, there will be a kid get in whose got worse stats than you.</p>

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<p>I’m in the same boat. My dad went to Cornell and so did both of his parents. Although I’m applying as a transfer. I’d be on the lower range of their accepted transfer students, but I’m going to try anyways…it can’t hurt.</p>

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<p>Is it really necessary to say that Cornell is the easiest Ivy to get into? I know plenty of highly qualified applicants that did NOT get in. </p>

<p>It can’t hurt to apply, but don’t bank on it just because it is the “easiest” Ivy to get into and you have “legacy” status. Apply because you really want to go to Cornell and it is a good fit for you.</p>

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<p>Noooo! I was counting my brother and sister and legacies. After reading around online they wouldn’t count as legacies, but it definitely can’t hurt. Anyway, with this newfound knowledge, is it even worth applying with my stats? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1431577-even-worth-applying-cornell.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1431577-even-worth-applying-cornell.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Clearly Cornell will be a reach if you apply. That said you know your odds of getting in are zero if you do not apply. You have nothing to lose by applying as long as you realize and are prepared for the long odds of an acceptance.</p>

<p>PS - my son was accepted as a transfer with 1400 SATs and a 3.5 or so HS GPA (with a 4.0 college GPA).</p>