ED ILR craziness

Colleges & Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>I asked for a "chance" thread before....but I didn't really get enough feedback, so here I am again!
Arizona Private; No AP classes offered: its just a college prep school.
GPA-3.83
freshman year-3.5
sophomore-3.99
junior- 3.96
unweighted rank-10/50</p>

<p>Test scores:
1450/2220
680 CR
780 Math
Writing--760 with a 10 Essay</p>

<p>Math 2-770
I'm also taking the ACT in September. I got a 29 in freshman year so maybe I'll magically improve to a 32 or something. That would be nice. </p>

<p>ECs (not that many...but, hey, I work hard at each of them)
Speech and Debate: 4 years
-state champion, finalist in 3 events
-outstanding distinction
-I'll be an academic all-american (pretty big deal in the speech world, I guess)
-there's lots and lots of speech and debate stuff</p>

<p>Volunteer Work
-president of a charity group that raises money for victims of natural disasters: 6 years
I'm going to put down about 800 hours, but there's really around 1200 I guess.</p>

<p>-co-founded an environmental group: and I've won a lot of awards for "entrepreneurship" through this group: 5 years, 4 hours a week</p>

<p>other Random Awards/Honors/Things I did
-Girls State
-top 10% AZ state math contest
-national merit commended scholar
-biomedical research award
-ASU robotics summer camp</p>

<p>Yamaha Piano Graduate: I passed enough exams to become a piano teacher. </p>

<p>Why do I want to go to ILR?
I've learned from environmental work that I'm very interested in policy and how people work together. ILR gives me breadth in my education: so I can understand how people work in all sorts of situations, not just in environmental cases. I'm also academically inclined towards discussions, and the social-sciences. </p>

<p>Why do I want to go to CALS? (Alternate)
CALS focuses on the environment.
I did tons and tons of environmental work in high school. The fit is pretty simple.
(Although, I don't have a science sat 2, so that'll probably count against me. I did get straight A's in 2 years of physics though...)</p>

<p>Would it be better if I applied to CALS and then transferred later to ILR if I got in? I'm beginning to see that as maybe a better option for "getting in."
I'm really more interested in ILR though. It just seems that CALS fits me better. Any ideas?</p>

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<p>The speech and debate really helps you for ILR. But I would play down the environmental issues.</p>

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<p>Good stats!</p>

<p>You don’t “sound” too interested in ILR. No mentions of social justice? Unions? Collective bargaining? HR?</p>

<p>If you want to emphasize the environmental aspect maybe CALS is a better fit.</p>

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<p>I’m pretty sure you have to have two SAT II’s for them to consider your SAT so maybe add a science one since you are interested in the environment.</p>