HELP! Chances?

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<p>Hey I was hoping for some advice on my chances for Cornell</p>

<p>School: ILR</p>

<p>Rising Senior from a high school in eastern NY. School is a bit of a feeder for Cornell.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.5 UW. School Does not weight
Rank: School does not rank
SATs: 2170. M: 710 W:750 R: 710
ACT: 34 W: 35 M: 33 R: 33 S: 33
APs: Sophomore Year: Euro (4)
Junior Year APs: Macroeconomics (5), Microeconomics (4), US History (5), Environmental Science (4), Chemistry (3-wont submit?), Language and Composition (5)
Senior Year APs(Subject to Change): Pyschology, Biology, Calculus AB, American Government, Comparative Government, Spanish</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: Owner and Founder of my own company-received a lot of publicity
Camp Counselor
Young Entrepreneurs Academy Graduate
High School Varsity Hockey-Section III Finalist
Student Council
Junior Statesmen of America Chapter President and Founder
DECA States+Nationals
Interdisciplinary National Science Project Incorporating Research & Education through NASA
Citizen Representative of my Congressional District for No Labels Foundation
Varsity Crew</p>

<p>Community Service+ Work Experience:
Intern at Congressman Hanna's Office
Intern at Labor Law Attorney Office
Sales Associate at Macy’s</p>

<pre><code> 400+ hours of community service
</code></pre>

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<p>Scores are great, GPA is on the low side.</p>

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<p>What is your class rank? Everything looks fantastic except for GPA…but you’re taking high level classes so it may be excusable…if you are in the top 10% of your class, your chances look better. I recommend ED.</p>

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<p>My school does not rank.
If I were to rank myself, I would put myself in the top 10%ish if you factor in rigor. </p>

<p>I forgot to add:
AP Scholar with Distinction
National Merit Commended
Presidential Service Award</p>

<p>Do you think I would get accepted ED?</p>

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<p>SAT scores aren’t that great either.
Scores that are 1500+/1600 are considered “competitive”.
1420 is a bit on the lower side, but still in the “safety zone”.</p>

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<p>I agree…I doubt I’ll end up submitting my SAT’s because my ACT’s are comparatively stronger.</p>

<p>Do you think I have a shot ED?</p>

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<p>…please do not give out inaccurate information. OP is well within the average range of SAT scores and above average in ACT score for ILR. </p>

<p><a href=“http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000177.pdf[/url]”>http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000177.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>If you’re in the 50th percentile and you aren’t ORM or URM/ have no hooks/antihooks, it’s not going to help you or hurt you. You’ll have an average chance - somewhere around 10-30% ish depending on your school given that everything else is average and if you ED or not. Average stats/ecs/essays whatever -> average chances. However, if nothing stands out remotely at all and you don’t ED, your chances may well be lower because they want distinct people - people with strengths and weaknesses.</p>

<p>Not directed at OP, but just a general comment.
As for OP, scores are meh/okay, gpa is bad, but school is feeder and ECs are amazing. I suggest ED at any rate because this can swing either way. It is hard to say what your chances are - it’ll depend on how they look at you.</p>