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<p>First, I want to say that if you have seen/read this thread before just disregard it unless you feel like taking a look at the changes I have made. </p>

<p>My College List (1-top choice, 6-last choice):
1. Cornell
2. Brown
3. Villanova
4. University of Richmond
5. George Mason University (Merit $?)
6. Penn State Main Campus (Merit $?) </p>

<p>Also, I guess I should have prefaced this by saying that I am a white male at a public school in PA. Our school is slightly competitive and only sends about 1 person a year to a top-20 school. Also, I plan to major in something along the lines of Business/Business Management, Law or Politics. So, without further ado, here is the spiel:</p>

<p>GPA: UW-3.98 W-4.3
Class Rank: 1/279 (valedictorian from the class of 2010 is headed to Cornell)</p>

<p>SATs:
CR:730
M:740
W:670</p>

<p>1470/2140 </p>

<p>Also, Keep in mind that Cornell does not look at writing.</p>

<p>I'm taking Math Level II, Biology and possibly 1 more SAT II in October. I should be able to pull off 800 in Math2 and 750+ in Bio. I do have a poor Math1 score that I didnt study for and dont plan to send, so you can disregard it if you wish. </p>

<p>Math Level I: 710 </p>

<p>Since the start of high school, I have taken the absolute hardest possible course load that my school offers(AP is not offered to Freshman and Sophomores). In addition, I will have taken every class within our business dept. by the end of my senior year. Also, my school requires that we take Bio (10th) and Chem(11th), but does not offer advanced classes for those subjects. Also, our school does not give out A+'s even though the majority of my A's were 98-100. Lastly, no weight is given to honors courses in 9th and 10th grade (is this normal?).</p>

<p>Freshman:
Honors English 9 - A
Honors Geometry - A
Honors U.S. History - A
Agricultural Science 9 - A (considered the hardest freshman course considering our ag program(FFA) is perennially in the top ten food science teams in the nation and wins state titles also).
General Business - A
Gym/Health(required) - A
Latin I - A
Latin II - A</p>

<p>Sophomore:
Honors English 10 - A- (Controversial, teacher completely ****** me over)
Honors Algebra II - A
Honors U.S. History II - A
Agricultural Science 10 - A
Accounting I - A
Latin III - A
Gym/Drivers Ed(required) - A
Biology(required, no honors or AP offered) - A</p>

<p>Junior:
Honors Pre-Calculus - A
Honors English 11 - A
AP World History (score: 3) - A (val from class of 2010 going to Cornell got a 3 as well, Cornell gives no credit for APWH even if a score of 5 is acheived)
AP Environmental Science (Score: 5) - A
Accounting II (weighted course) - A
Latin IV - A
Chemistry(required, no honors or AP offered) - A
Gym/Health(required) - A</p>

<p>Senior year schedule:
AP English 12
AP Government and Politics
AP Calculus AB
AP Biology
Latin V - (AP Latin Vergil is not offered, course still weighted)
Biotechnology (weighted course)
Health/Service Learning(required, volunteering at local corporation that works with children and adults with developmental disabilities such as Down syndrome.)
Business Law</p>

<p>EC's:
-JCL(Junior Classical League or Latin Club)- 4 years (3x Secretary)
-National Honors Society-2 years, can only join in 11th grade (President)
-FFA: 4 years (involved, 4th place finish at dairy foods competition at FFA States)
-FBLA: 2 years, club only started 3 years ago (Possibly applying for National Business Honors Society next year)
-PAML- 4 years (Pennsylvania Math League)
-150+ hours of community service including a mission trip to Peru. I collected money,crayons and pillowcases for a project known as "Pillowcase Magic" that my grandmother and I started in order to provide clothing made from pillowcases for less fortunate children in Peru. We went to hospitals in Iquitos, Peru and delivered pillowcases and crayons to ill children(possible app. essay?). Also, I earned community service hours as a wrestling referee, a camp counselor and a supervisor for children and adults with developmental disorders.
-N.E.E.D (National Environmental Education Development) Camp Counselor
-co-captain of my varsity cross-country team (3x county champs, 2x district champs), 4 years
-Varsity spring track and field-3 years
-Varsity winter track and field-2 years
-Varsity wrestling- 2 years (named all-division in 10th grade, but gave it up to pursue running)
-JV baseball-1 year
-Junior Legion baseball-1 year (Also gave baseball up to pursue running)
-will graduate with 11 out of a possible 12 varsity letters</p>

<p>Work Experience: Worked for two summers at corporation that betters the lives of people with developmental disabilities such as Down syndrome, put in unpaid CS hours here during school year</p>

<p>Possible Hooks: Legacy? (my uncle, grandfather, and great-grandfather all went to Cornell), maybe running for Cornell or UofR, but not for Villanova.</p>

<p>Family Income: 45,000-50,000. My mother was a RN(registered Nurse) but was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis nearly ten years ago and has been on disability for about 9 of those years(possible app. essay?).</p>

<p>Lastly, I plan to apply ED to Cornell and have already visited the campus and met with an admissions counselor at Cornell's school of ILR. If you could assess my chances for the aforementioned schools and offer some other possible schools that might fit me well it would be greatly appreciated!!! I will Chance back!</p>

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<p>Also, I am at a loss of what I can do to increase the depth of my Business-related ECs. Before anyone comments, I do not wish to do this solely to improve my app., but also to fulfill my passion for business. Any ideas??!</p>

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<p>Also, I forgot to put NYU Stern on the list directly after Villanova.</p>

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<p>Im pretty sure you are a shoe in at any of your schools. It does depend on your SAT II scores, but it would appear that you are right on track for high scores. I would say you will be accepted to all of this schools…</p>

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<p>you have a great chance!</p>

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<p>You have an AMAZING chance. But…are you going to be needing financial aid? I’m figuring you will since your family income barely reaches the total tuition amount for one year at Cornell. So, if you WILL be needing financial aid, then why are you applying ED? What if you don’t get good FA? Also, if you’re going to ask for FA, you should think about increasing your SAT 1 scores (I know Cornell doesn’t look at writing, but what about the other schools you’re applying to? Also - your M and CR scores aren’t THAT amazing, but they will do, unless you’re asking for a lot of FA)…</p>

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<p>Yes, Financial Aid will be a necessity. I was under the assumption that because Cornell is Need-Blind, Need-Based and promise to meet 100% of your demonstrated financial need, applying ED would not be a problem. Also, I would hate to give up the opportunity of going to a good college because of FA. If I apply RD, I’m suddenly a below average applicant, am I not? Anyone care to clarify?</p>

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<p>I might be wrong, but I’m pretty sure that if, let’s say you’ll need complete FA (around 52,000 or so?) that would drastically injure your chances. When schools claim to be need-blind, they are referring to the fact that they will give the amount of FA they deem necessary to anyone who applies (a wealthy applicant could apply for FA, but so can a not-so-wealthy applicant - you both have the same chances of getting FA). Also, I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t give you $52,000 in FA. If you ARE asking for that much, I think your chances are going to be injured pretty bad. Here’s why: Applicant A asks for $1,000, while Applicant B is asking for $10,000. There’s a better chance of Applicant A getting FA then Applicant B. Now, I’m not saying you would get rejected. You actually will most likely get accepted…but there’s a chance they’ll give you absolutely no FA…or there’s the chance they’ll give you only $10,000 (or less). But of course, there’s also a chance you might get $40,000 (slim, but albeit possible). :)</p>

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<p>What college within Cornell would you apply to?</p>

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<p>Anyone care to assess the veracity of him claims? Another opinion would be appreciated!</p>

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<p>I kind of agree with CornellHopeful, cause I also want to know how certain the information I heard is.</p>

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<p>I will be applying to either ILR or CALS for AEM(ouchhhh).</p>

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<p>Oh, CornellHopeful, I checked and what I said was correct. Sorry :(.</p>