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<p>Just kidding! It's another chances thread!</p>

<p>Applying ED
Very good public school (2nd in state) in Connecticut
I have a legacy who gives a fair amount of money</p>

<p>SAT- 720/760/780 (2260)
SAT IIs- Math I-750; Math II-700; US History- 800
GPA- UW- 3.8 W-~4; my school is very hard
School does not rank, but it does do percentiles; I think I am ~top 15% because my school is ridiculously competitive</p>

<p>Courses: All honors or APs throughout high school
APs: English Lang (4), English Lit, European History, Government and Politics (5), American History (5), Calc AB, Economics</p>

<p>Senior Year Courseload:
AP Calc AB
AP English Lit
AP Euro
AP Econ
Band
Gym</p>

<p>EC's-
-8 years of band
-Hundreds of hours of community service at an animal shelter
-Newpaper
-Literary Magazine
-Internship at local newspaper
-I had an essay published in a national English magazine</p>

<p>I'm a good writer, so I expect my essay to be very good.
I have a good relationship with my English teachers, so I should have great recommendations</p>

<p>I have a conflict- I love Cornell- the people, the culture, the area, and my mom went there and she would love for me to go. But my strengths lie in writing (an to a lesser extent, social studies). It seems to me like Cornell is more of a science/business school. I'm still not sure what I want to major in, but some kind of writing, law, or economics are possibilites. It just seems like Cornell admissions people care more about science and business credentials than English-based ones. Speaking of science, it is by far my worst subject (not bad by any means; I am still in honors) and I have taken no science (or foreign language) APs. </p>

<p>My APs, SAT scores, and EC's clearly present me as a strong writer, but I'm not really sure if that's what Cornell is looking for. I guess I plan on applying to A&S. ILR was something I was considering, but I am not a very outspoken person, nor have I really participated in anything to show off myself as a leader (being a leader is something listed as a requirement for acceptance to ILR on the Cornell website). I'm good at math and social studies, but I never really had a passion for most of the stuff I have learned in those subject areas, and thus I have no social studies or math EC's. </p>

<p>So, to conclude, I have a few questions:
1. Does Cornell see a difference between -s and +s? (aka is there a difference between an A-, A, and A+ or are they all the same?) This would make a huge difference in my UW GPA.
2. Does Cornell really care about my writing skillz?
3. How much does a legacy that gives a moderate amount of money help?
4. What are my chances? </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Legacy helps a lot at Cornell, though if only second generation not quite as strong. Unless the money given is high (six figures a year for many years or seven+ at one time) don't think that plays a role--don't think it ever should, but certainly three, four, or five figure gifts won't make a difference at all. </p>

<p>Your scores are good enough certainly. Grades might hinder but I think you have a good chance.</p>

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<p>which school?</p>

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<p>They need <em>someone</em> to write for the Sun. And they are pretty impressed with their writer grads ... so don't knock your interests and skills. Your stats are certainly in the ballpark. And I believe your high school has a bunch of kids that are performing well at Cornell -- so IMO, good shot!</p>

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<p>I knew it was a lie. There's no such thing!</p>

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<p>You owe me some pictures. I will hunt you down if we both happen to go there :)</p>