How much will this help me...hook?

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<p>Hi :)</p>

<p>So my grandfather has 3 degrees from Cornell, taught at Cornell and published a book with the Cornell press. My dad went to Cornell for grad school, and my uncle and mother have both worked at Cornell. </p>

<p>Recently I have been in contact with several Cornell professors in one of my academic areas of interest. I will be attending multiple sessions of their classes shortly and am in regular correspondence with one about hypothetically studying in his department if I get into Cornell.</p>

<p>Without knowing my stats, how much would this theoretically help me be admitted? Would applying ED make a considerable difference? Should I get a recommendation from the professor/is that even allowed?</p>

<p>The reason I didn't post stats is because I want to know how much of a difference these factors would make objectively.</p>

<p>Thank you so much :)</p>

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<p>legacy can come into play.</p>

<p>the prof rec letter is worthless b/c he/she doesn’t know a thing about you and hasn’t overseen your work.</p>

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<p>If you really want a guarantee into Cornell, ED is the way to go. Without ED, legacy is a bit more ‘meh I’m just applying since parents want me to’. Isn’t that much of a difference anyways if you use all of those connections. All you have to worry about then is getting decent SATs and ECs and not failing out of high school.</p>

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<p>thank you guys! any more opinions? ((bump))</p>

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<p>I’m curious: Which school/department is your interested area?</p>

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<p>CAS- Near Eastern Studies</p>

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<p>And for the record, I have good ECs and match SATs. GPA is below average for Cornell, and I’m worried. Probs will end up doing ED, am also considering ED at Barnard, it’ll be one of those.</p>

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<p>When you say ‘match’ SATs……you would like to match at the 75th % for A&S, not the 25th.</p>

<p>GPA is below average based on CDS or your school’s Naviance?</p>

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<p>Oh god…what is the 75th %, do you know? GPA is below average based on Naviance. :/</p>

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<p>For the class that entered last fall for all seven colleges, the middle 50 % was:</p>

<p>CR 640-740 & M 680-780, so 740 & 780 are the 75th %. That’s a tall order, but I wouldn’t have scores much below the middle, especially if you think your GPA will not measure up. These figures tick up each year, as acceptance level ticks down.</p>

<p>A & S figures may be a little higher than these and accepted students’ stats should be a little higher than enrolled students’ stats, to the extent that Cornell does not enjoy 100% yield.</p>

<p>Your connections may be worthwhile. Pursue as far as you can. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thank you so much! I will. I’m there with the CR but not with the M…gotta study haha. x</p>

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<p>bump (10char)</p>

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<p><a href=“Color Me Red – Cornell Alumni Magazine”>http://cornellalumnimagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=595&Itemid=56&ed=14&lt;/a&gt;
She was rejected. I think the article back fired on her. If she had gotten in it would have been too glaring.
Your grandfather’s connection is definitely going to help. My kid’s good friend’s grandfather was a professor at Cornell. His stats weren’t fantastic, he not only got in, he even got into one of those nicer dorms reserved for a lot of important legacies.</p>

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<p>Yikes it’s scary that she got rejected…ya my grandfather was an adjunct Psych prof. My stats definitely aren’t fantastic- weak GPA, tests scores should be fine but probably not exceptional, should have an amazing essay and pretty good recs. I also am from Massachusetts, not Ithaca (although I was born here) and I would guess IHS students have a lower acceptance rate since so many apply?</p>

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<p>It’s nice that people who have led lives of pure privilege have to face the facts at some point. 5th generation cornelians, hahahah. talk about being fed with a silver spoon…</p>

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<p>Her test scores were pretty low to be so confident (1910 on SAT, one AP score of 4).</p>

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<p>whoops … yeah disregard everything I said earlier about that guarantee. </p>

<p>But most importantly, now you know why to never, ever write an article for the alumni magazine.</p>

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<p>yeah, definitely won’t do that :P</p>

<p>so you guys think that knowing a professor who is aware of, but not intimately familiar with, my work in his department will not help too much? he’s pretty well known in his field which is on the rise, i think, too. idk, if i were an admissions officer i would find that more impressive than legacy status, but the whole system is just crazy. I’m just going to work really hard until I apply ED and keep my fingers crossed!</p>