ILR chances

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<p>alright, im about to send in my early decision application...what do you guys think my chances are? thanks for the time
Prelaw route...</p>

<p>Freshman year
Spanish I Hon-A
English I Hon-A
Algebra I Hon-B
Crit Think Hon-A
Spanish 2 Hon-A
Gym-A
Health -A</p>

<p>Sophmore year
AP World History,-A (3 on Ap test-i know sucks)
Ap Biology-A(3 again-i had a really bad fever and missed like the last two weeks of school so this was expected)
Spanish 3 Honors-A
Geometry Honors,-B
English 2 Honors -B
Drafting 2. -A</p>

<p>Junior Year (so far/ projected)
AP Chemistry-C/C (2)----------i hate chemistry
AP English Comp -A/B (4)
AP American History -A/A (4)
AP Government (TOOk ONLINE)-B (4)
Spanish IV Honors -A
Algebra II Honors(TOOK ONLINE)-B/B
Latin I (TOOK ONLINE)-A</p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule
Ap MacroEconomics ONLINE
Ap English Lit
Ap Statists
Ap Psycology
Ap Physics
Precalc
Debate 1</p>

<p>STATS
ACT-28
SAT-1300
SAT II- US History-740, Math IC-650
W.GPA 4.9
UW GPA 3.65
Class Rank= 19</p>

<p>ECs(by the end of high school)
4 years of Track (Captain Jr and Sr years, 3 varsity letters, 3 school records, regionals states all that good stuff, not going to run in college though)</p>

<p>3 years varisty Cross Country (Captain Jr and Senior year) ran on a cracked rib the whole season, so didnt go to states or anything, regionals sophmore year
3 years of being a Cross Country mentor to a local Middle School team (set up races, practices, etc.)
Finished 4th in my age group in the Naples Half Marathon (1:31:00)
Running 2008 Naples Half Marathon this december...
Founder of local running club (VP Junior year, President Senior year)</p>

<p>2 years of school soccer
Competed in Spanish Mens Socceer league inbetween season
volunteer coach/CIT at county youth sportscamp</p>

<p>City basketball runner ups sophmore year
Job at Country Club (18 hours a week)
Teen Court Volunteer
Mock Trial
Speech and Debate Team
175 hours of community service
2 years of Key Club, Model UN
3 years of FCA
2 years of National Honors Society
2 years of History Honors Society
Latin Honors Society</p>

<p>National Honor Roll
AP scholar with honor
Canidate for Lauerate Diploma (3 APs in # 3 different subjects, 3.0 gpa, and you have to write a 5000 essay and present it to a panel)
11 AP classes by the end of graduation</p>

<p>My GC said my essay is the best essay she's ever read, so the essays should be good</p>

<p>If this helps me any, my mom is a single mother with 4 kids on a teachers salary...</p>

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<p>feedback is cool =)</p>

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<p>You've been on these forums for a while - I think you know your chances. None of us can ultimately tell you if you can get in or not, but you have a good shot nonetheless, if it makes you feel better.</p>

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<p>class rank: 19 out of how many??
i think u have as good a shot as anyone</p>

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<p>19/487....</p>

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<p>Honestly for me, I think a really good why-I-think-ILR-is-a-good-fit essay plus a great interview will sway the decision in your favor, if your stats are comparable to other applicants. My interviewer (who is regional ILR director) and I really hit it on, and our interview was 2+ hours (we had to leave when it got cold and dark, lol). Best of luck!</p>

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<p>i wasn't aware that they did interviews for ilr...</p>

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<p>They do (or at least they do where I live...)</p>

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<p>yah, i live in southern florida where the only school thats worth mentioning seems to be UF...haha, half the kids have never even heard of cornell, its kinda pathetic
plus i dont think theres much of an alumni network down here, since theyre never at any of the college fairs that pop up over town</p>

<p>anyhow, anybody else have a take on my chances?</p>