In a stupid college dillema

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Ok so my family is really poor and our family makes about 45000 dollars. On top of that my sister is also going tocollege so legit our family has no money.</p>

<p>But ivy league has need based fiancial aid that literally will allow me to go to college for free. So i know that i have to get in an ivy league school. But im at this dillema between choosing between cornell CAS and dartmouth for early decision. </p>

<p>I feel that cornell is much better chance for me to get in because its about 35% early decision rate. But if i could choose between cornell and dartmouth i would choose dartmouth. But the problem is that If i choose dartmouth eqrly decision and get rejected and apply cornell and get rejected i would be screwed. Is it just better to be safe and earl decision to cornell or should i consider trying early decision for dartmouth? Note that i really need to get into an ivy league for a good education for no money.</p>

<p>Btw
My gpa is uw: 3.89 w: 4.311 top 5% in my class
Sat: 2250
Sat ii : hopefully 800, 750
And i have pretty strong e.c</p>

<p>I was thinkin if i raised my sat to above 2330 that i early decision to dartmouth.
What do you guys think?</p>

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<p>Sorry to say this, but if you’re fixated on only Cornell or Dartmouth, you might be disappointed. Ivy League admissions are never a sure thing, and your stats put you at the middle of pack from what I can see.</p>

<p>Are you black, Hispanic, or Native American? If so, I’d say you have an 80-90% of getting into at least one of Cornell or Dartmouth, but again, you can never be certain.</p>

<p>Don’t blind yourself into believing that an Ivy with massive need-based aid is the only option. Plenty of other schools will give full-rides for various reasons, one of the most common is high PSAT score/NMSF. Have you looked into those?</p>