Should I even apply ED to Cornell ILR in the Fall?

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<p>I really want to go to Cornell's School of Industrial Labor Relations, but if I don't have a chance Id rather apply ED to my second choice, Vassar College. Should I give up or do I have a chance at all for ILR?</p>

<p>My Info:</p>

<p>30-31 ACT composite</p>

<p>Freshman year (Terrible): 83 GPA- accelerated spanish and normal classes, GPA mostly killed by an architectural drawing elective...FML haha why was I so immature!!!
EC's: mock trial and varsity track</p>

<p>Sophomore year: 90.8 GPA w/ accelerated spanish, college credit computer applications, AP global history, geometry, Earth Science with lab, English 10,
EC's: mock trial, community service club, trivia club, varsity track, school newspaper</p>

<p>Junior Year (present) 93/94 GPA- AP English Language and Composition, college level spanish/sociology/environmental science/us history
EC's: mock trial (President), community service club, yearbook, trivia club, school newspaper (Editor), Future Business Leaders of America, STARTED SPEECH AND DEBATE CLUB and became president, maybe varsity track...</p>

<p>(Over the summer I will take precalculus at a local community college to reach the highest math at my school senior year, college credit honors calculus, OR I will self study and pass the final in August if I can not afford the class at the college)</p>

<p>Senior Year: aiming for a 96 or above gpa, Ap English, college credit calculus, physics w/ lab, college government, college Spanish 6, and college level business.
Same exact EC's as junior year, but with more officer positions in clubs. </p>

<p>Do you think I have a shot or did my freshman year kill it for me? Thanks for any help! By the way, I want to major in Economics. Thanks so much!!!</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t say your GPA is much of a problem (assuming you don’t get senioritis) since it should somewhat balance out over the 4 school years.
I think you should be more worried about your ACT score since it’s not that great.
Still, I think you should give it a shot, we’re not admissions after all.</p>

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<p>Thanks Gracetone! WHat ACT score should I aim for? And does anyone else have an opinion too lol?</p>

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<p>If you score within top 10% of your class by senior year than your freshman year gpa won’t really hurt you that much</p>

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<p>cornell ilr and vassar were my top two choices up until september of my senior year when i attended the cornell ilr open house, and after that point there was no question in my mind that i wanted ilr. the two schools are so extremely different that you have to make that choice for yourself. both schools are very similar in terms of numbers, and your numbers are low for both. you must apply ed if you really want one. ilr cares a LOT about your essay being a good fit for ilr specifically, and not just a government major in the arts and sciences school, or something. vassar only has one school so your essay doesn’t have to demonstrate that “fit” in the same way.</p>