ILR OR CAS?!?!!? HELP! i'll chanceback!

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<p>Hey guys I don't know which I should put as my first or second choice-- ILR or CAS? definitely need help. I've had this dilemma for WEEKS/MONTHS/WHATEVER. please help. I'll appreciate it so much. </p>

<p>Here are my stats so you guys can tell me which one I have a bigger chance at. </p>

<p>here are my stats..
CHANCE ME! to Cornell</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Asian American
GPA W: school doesn't weight, but around 4.3 4.4
UW: 3.84
Rank: I think it's 53/704
Public public high school
SAT: 2210 (M: 740, W: 790, CR: 680) 1420 with CR and M
SAT IIs: Math IIC: 800, Biology: 740, History: 690
Courseload: IB Classes (Full IB diploma) and AP Classes
AP: biology 5, calc 5, euro 4, math sl 5, history sl: 5, Gov AP:TBA, Spanish AP</p>

<p>EC:
Research Assistant for Professor -- Researched in Political Economics- researched at Claremont McKenna College
Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center Intern (one of only three high school students accepted into the program-- we're the first time they ever let any teens into the program)
Youth Commission for my City (one of fifteen chosen teens in applicant pool)
Youth Volunteer/Photographer for City Campaign
Model United Nations- 9,10,11,12|
Studied Abroad in Barcelona Spain, 3 weeks
In Theatre Productions (3) including school musical (props), May show(cast), and IB show (cast)
Local Teen Newspaper Photographer-- My photography was chosen to be on front page.
Main Coordinator of MEND (fundraiser for the homeless)
Class of 2011 Cabinet
Operation Smile- Club Co- Pres Founding Member 10,11,12
NHS- Cabinet member 10,11,12
Boys and GIrls Club of America Volunteer
Piano and English tutor 9,10,11,12
Water polo : 9,10,11, 12</p>

<p>Awards and Honors:
Excellency in Foreign Language Award for Spanish I (2008)
Excellency in Foreign Language Award for Spanish II (2009)
Water PoloMVPDefense (2007)
Water Polo Most Inspiration Player (2008)
Water Polo Golden Mustang (2009)
Certificate of Merit Honors Level 10 + Exemptions (2008)
Junior Honor Guard (2010)- Honor in which 16 of the top students are chosen to be the honor guard for senior graduation
Photograph published (2009)
Book Review Article voted #1 teenink.com(2010)
Photography has been published in LA Youth-- one of my photos was the front cover (2008)
AP scholar award
National Merit Commended</p>

<p>Recs/Essay: I hope they're good.</p>

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<p>bump :frowning: please!</p>

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<p>I think you should go with the more compelling supplement you wrote for either college.
You’re leaning both ways on your transcript. You could go for ILR or CSA depending on your extracirrics. I think you should just see which essay is more convincing and that should decide it. They care alot about fit, so go with the one you’re more geared towards. </p>

<p>with the MUN + research, i’d say ILR
but the photography pull it to CAS. decide which you want to focus on in your transcript
colleges want to see centralized lists of extracirrics, instead of them being all over the place. you can cut some stuff out in order to show that youre geared towards ONE type.</p>

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<p>what major(s) would you want to do in CAS?
what pros and cons to you see in being in either CAS or ILR for four years? what are you hoping to do after college? (or what kinds of things, generally?) what kind of future jobs do you want to have? these are definitely more important things than which your extracurriculars fit better.
though it’s kind of corny advice, I recommend writing down an actual list of these things, to help you sort out all your ideas in one place. </p>

<p>I think you have a very reasonable chance of being accepted at either ILR or CAS based on the info you’ve posted.</p>