Please Help Me!!!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>i am a senior and i have no idea where i can get in with my stats. here they are:</p>

<p>-about 1320 on the sat (2010 on new one)
-captain of varsity sport for couple years
-involved in 2 varsity sports all 4 years
-200 miscellaneous volunteer hours
-top 20% at competitive private school
-founder and president of minority awareness club (though i am upper-middle class, non-URM)
-latin club
-several athletic meets with OK placement </p>

<p>i am looking at wake forest, cornell, tufts, BC, emory, amherst, nyu, BU, and UTaustin</p>

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<p>i think you have a decent shot...do you have legacy at any of the schools?</p>

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<p>yea...i have legacy at cornell</p>

<p>will that ensure i get in?</p>

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<p>are you out of your mind? Legacy doesn't ensure a thing anymore--welcome to 21st century admissions.:) It will boost your chances if you apply ED though, and be more of a tie breaker if you apply RD.</p>

<p>You have a fair chance with your stats (that's not bad, you are either in the running, or out of it--or overqualified; it's hard to more specific than that, as admissions are somewhat of a crapshoot.)</p>

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<p>I am sorry to ask you guys, but what is legacy?</p>

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<p>Legacy is when your parent or grandparent etc. went to the school. Kind of like how one who has accomplished much in life "leaves a legacy."</p>

<p>In terms of colleges, it means that they go easier in admissions on kids who are the children and/or grand children of alumni.</p>

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<p>bump bump....</p>