<p>I am wondering what my chances for Cornell University admittance are.
My stats:</p>
<p>White
3.76 unweighted GPA
IB Diploma Candidate
All IB classes at the largest IB school in the world
34 ACT composite
780 Math SAT II, 760 Physics SAT II, 760 US History SAT II
National Merit Commended
President of Young Republicans
President of Film Club
Captain of Varsity Lacrosse
Member of National Honor Society
Over 500 hours of service as a Volunteer Firefighter
150 hours of service in a reading program for under privileged children
200 hours of teaching guitar to elementary school kids as part of a volunteer program</p>
<p>Please tell me what my chances are.</p>
<p>you look like a very strong candidate, but it depends which specific college you’re applying to. also, you need to take subject tests.</p>
<p>Hey everyone, not to get too far off base but I’m applying to the school of ILR for admittance in the spring of 2012. I would be applying for fall 2011 but I’m still in Afghanistan at the moment and will be until the end of September. Could anyone take a look and let me know what my odds are looking like for transfer? My admissions councilor says I’m a strong candidate but I’d like to hear from people who have already applied.</p>
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<li>I spent 1.5 years studying at the United States Military Academy at West Point</li>
<li>I had a 3.4 GPA there doing 20-22 credits a semester, plus NCAA D1 fighting, plus thesis work outside of class and serving as a TA (My grades were all A’s and B’s, no C’s)</li>
<li>I won the Annual Student Mathematics award in a class of 1200+</li>
<li>SAT’s were about 1350-1380 (old score)</li>
<li>I have Shining recommendations from 4 professors at West Point (2 Mathematics, Chemistry, and Physics) including the teachers I did the thesis work with.</li>
<li>I had a pretty lame HS GPA at 3.25 but tried to pass that in my essay with the explanation that my Dad was deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq for an aggregate total of 3 years between middle school and HS and I had to help my mom with my 3 siblings, all younger than myself (etc. etc.)</li>
<li>I smashed the essay and like to think I was more than a bit manipulative in my writing.</li>
<li>I explained my break in education as a moral obligation I felt to deploy with my former unit as they prepared to go to one of the more hostile providences of Afghanistan.</li>
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<p>I’ve already been admitted to Vanderbilt University and the only other schools I’m applying to are Cornell (Close to home and my Dad’s school), and Columbia (love the city and it’s close to friends at West Point.)</p>
<p>Affirmation and advise are more than welcome. Thanks</p>