triple legacy at Cornell...but low sat writing. Chance me?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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I am a triple legacy applying to Cornell RD. 3.9/4 GPA. 2100 SAT (760 CR, 730 Math, 610 writing). Sat subject scores: 780 US History, 700 Chem. Will graduate with 12 APs and all other courses are honors.

My essays are good and original, but nothing exceptional.

10/10 with my recs, I’ve known both teachers for many years.

EC’s include longtime competitive figure skater, Howard Hughes Medical Institute grant recipient (which resulted in a published lab manual for undergrads), piano (chamber music and regional recitals), 2x key club president (500+ community service hours), very active in local jewish community, National Spanish Honor Society, volunteer for the bernie sanders campaign and a number of other local organizations. I’ve had a couple of summer jobs as well.

Will the low sat writing kill my chances?

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Your low sat writing will not kill your chances. Those are some very impressive EC’s! As long as you didn’t seriously screw up your essays, I think you have a great chance :slight_smile:

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P.S. your sat writing score isn’t even THAT low!

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Cornell doesn’t consider Writing part of the SAT I’m pretty sure.

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looks solid. I’m applying to Cornell too, my scores are a bit higher but my EC’s aren’t as impressive (if you want to see them: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1837466-stanford-mit-columbia-what-do-you-think.html#latest ).

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Just an update- I was accepted regular decision :slight_smile: thank you all for the encouragement