Hey all you Cornellians Out There (and others :) ), Chance Me Please!

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<p>All right. So I would like your opinion for ED and RD at CAS.</p>

<p>Courseload: Most Rigorous; Guidance Counsilor said it was unprecedented (not to mention I'm the only one who has taken all 3 AP sciences at my school (AP Physics C: M + E and M (self study the E + M), Chem, Bio)+ 6 others), all honors besides those (believe it or not, some honors are considered harder than APs)</p>

<p>GPA: UW (3.96); W (4.31)</p>

<p>Class Rank: Top 5%</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT Reasoning:
Math -- 800
Critical Reading -- 750
Writing -- 730 (12 Essay)</p>

<p>ACT:
English -- 35
Math -- 34
Reading -- 32
Science -- 30
Essay -- 12
Composite -- 33</p>

<p>Subject Tests:
Math II -- 790
Biology E -- 760
Biology M -- 740
Physics -- 800</p>

<p>ECs:
Math Team (9-12), Band (9-12), Jazz Band (9-12) (Alto + Tenor Soloist), Varsity Tennis (9-12) (Captain) (Conference Champions all years), Varsity Soccer (9-12) (Conference Champions 2 of 3 years), Yearbook (Editor-In-Chief), NHS Tutor, Kipp Academy Math Tutor, Started SAT Tutoring Company, Various Awards</p>

<p>Essays + Recs: Looking fantastic; I have other activities/things done that I can't think of right now. </p>

<p>Hooks: Mom attended CAS; Dad attended COE; Grandfather attended Cornell Law --> Triple Legacy (Not sure if this helps that much...)</p>

<p>So, would you advise me to apply ED (I know that will increase my chances) or RD? </p>

<p>I absolutely love Cornell.</p>

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<p>You are highly qualified. With your legacy status, Cornell is a safety for you. I would apply somewhere with a lower admission rate for ED and just bank on Cornell for RD cause you’re in.</p>

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<p>Wow, thanks!</p>

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<p>Any more opinions would be appreciated!</p>

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<p>I think you are a cinch. Triple legacy is a huge help plus your respectable scores and ECs.</p>

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<p>i would be very, very surprised if you were rejected.
just work on that essay(s) and i’m sure you’ll be stepping on the ithaca campus next september!</p>

<p>however
i don’t agree w/ rotflmaospencer that it’s your safety.
i’ve seen a couple (including my friends, one who had scored a perfect on the sat’s) apply w/ that attitude& get rejected.</p>

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<p>Your legacy status will not count if you do not apply ED.</p>

<p>That said, I do think your scores make you competitive even in RD (even without the legacy status)</p>

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<p>Great stats</p>

<p>Apply ED if you want a sure bet</p>

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<p>you’re in… undoubtedly.</p>

<p>try for harvard with those EC’s</p>

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<p>theres a Biology E and M SAT II test? </p>

<p>Your scores are pretty good but I still woudln’t put cornell on the safety list, though there is a very good chance of getting in</p>

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<p>Uh definitely not a safety. That being said, something would have to go catastrophically wrong for you to not get in ED (which is the only time legacies matter).</p>

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<p>i wouldn’t believe those stats… but congrats on getting in Ivysaur</p>

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<p>Wait why wouldn’t you believe those stats undergrad1992? Im hoping to get into Cornell RD…we’ll see</p>

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<p>I would say apply ED. Cornell isn’t a safety for anyone.</p>

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<p>Cornell cannot be called a safety for anyone but i’m 100% sure you will get in.</p>

<p>So yeah it’s a safety…</p>

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<p>If you are not asian and your essays + recs go like they are supposed to, then I would say you have a very good chance at RD. That being said, this is still not a safety.</p>