ED chances

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>ive worked on my ECs a lot this summer and am studying my A.. off for the ACT this september, so ive updated my resume, whats it looking like in terms of chances?</p>

<p>Applying to:
Cornell ILR ED----dream school, is it a feasable reach? they take about 35%ish</p>

<p>Colgate University
University of Michigan
Boston University (legacy)
University of Florida(in state)
Univ.Miami
UVA
FSU</p>

<p>*All my applictions will be done by mid november
Prelaw route...</p>

<p>Sophmore year
AP World History,-A (3 on Ap test-i know sucks)
Ap Biology-A(3 again-i had a really bad fever and missed like the last two weeks of school so this was expected)
Spanish 3 Honors-A
Geometry Honors,-B
English 2 Honors -B
Drafting 2. -A</p>

<p>Junior Year (so far/ projected)
AP Chemistry-C (2)----------i hate chemistry
AP English Comp -A (4)
AP American History -A (4)
AP Government (TOOk ONLINE)-B (4)
Spanish IV Honors -A
Algebra II Honors(TOOK ONLINE)-B
Latin I (TOOK ONLINE)-A</p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule
Ap MacroEconomics ONLINE
Ap English Lit
Ap Spanish
Ap Psycology
PrecalcH
Calc H
Comprehensive Law Honors</p>

<p>STATS</p>

<p>ACT-29
W.GPA 4.9
UW GPA 3.6-3.7
Class Rank= top 15-20
*not taking any subject test or sat I, will retake act though </p>

<p>ECs(by the end of high school)
4 years of Track (Captain Jr and Sr years, 3 varsity letters, 3 school records, regionals states all that good stuff, not going to run in college though)</p>

<p>3 years varisty Cross Country (Captain Jr and Senior year) ran on a cracked rib the whole season, so didnt go to states or anything, regionals sophmore year
Ran/swam/biked a Triathlon
Finished 4th in my age group in the Naples Half Marathon (1:31:00)
Running 2008 Naples Half Marathon this december...
Founder of local running club (VP Junior year, President Senior year)</p>

<p>3 years of school soccer (varsity senior year)
Competed in Spanish Mens Socceer league inbetween season
volunteer coach/CIT at county youth sportscamp</p>

<p>City basketball runner ups sophmore year
coached a youth basketball county team
Job at Country Club (18 hours a week)
Teen Court Volunteer
200 hours of community service
2 years of Key Club
3 years of FCA
2 years of NHS
2 years of History Honors Society</p>

<p>National Honor Roll</p>

<p>My essays are the best part of my app, and my recs are all great too</p>

<p>If this helps me any, my mom is a single mother with 4 kids on a teachers salary...</p>

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<p>bump......</p>

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<p>bump......</p>

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<p>I would say get that act to like a 32 and youll get into cornell especially on early decision, but man its cold over there are you sure that is where you want to go?</p>

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<p>haha,yah-im really actually looking forward to that aspect...anyone else?</p>

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<p>bumpin this up</p>

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<p>If your ACT composite score improves 3 to 4 points between now and the time you send in your application, Cornell should become a reasonable reach.</p>

<p>The biggest obstacle in your path is that your ECs seem like the proverbial "laundry list." They don't tell us much about you as a person. What are your interests, passions? Why do you want to study industrial and labor relations?</p>

<p>Highlight your activities in such a way that shows you are a leader and can communicate effectively with people of all kinds of backgrounds. Since you are heavily involved in sports, emphasize that athletics has helped you develop strong interpersonal skills. Show Cornell that you can be an asset in a vast and globalized workplace. </p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>The biggest obstacle in your path is that your ECs seem like the proverbial "laundry list." They don't tell us much about you as a person. What are your interests, passions?
-i thought it was pretty clear, but running is my main interest/passion...and i wrote my mainessay all about it, so hopefully thatll be good</p>

<p>what about the other schools?</p>

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<p>anyone else?</p>

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<p>last bump..</p>

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<p>i lied-this is the last one</p>

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<p>The grades seem pretty good, but the ACT def. needs some work. Most ppl in the northeast also take the SAT and only very rarely submit ACT so you would stand out a bit there (not sure gd or bad)</p>

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<p>thanks for the reply, anyone else?</p>

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<p>bumpitybump</p>

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<p>I've got stats similar to yours, with a little more EC's and a bit higher GPA. And yes I'm looking to improve my ACT score as well. I've been told reject basically to all my colleges so yea... I think you should get accepted into the majority of your schools. I think sometimes on here the "reviewers" can be a bit too harsh, but if your score even gets to a 30-31 I think ED at Cornell could be a good possibility. Where do you live?</p>

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<p>south florida...</p>

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<p>any responses are helpful...</p>