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Colleges & Universities Cornell University
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<p>In a nutshell…
Read up on this:
[The</a> Academic Index - Ivy League Admissions Key? - College Confidential](<a href=“http://www.collegeconfidential.com/academic_index.htm]The”>http://www.collegeconfidential.com/academic_index.htm)
Having hooks will add to your chances, having antihooks would subtract
Examples:
Known hooks: URM, ed, legacy, athletic recruit, nonpopular major, LOTS of money+donation, showing how you overcame adversity (usually financial/cultural)
Known antihooks: international applying for aid, ORM, fitting stereotypes, superpopular major</p>

<p>Things you can do to help your chances:good recs, essay(try to be unique), ecs (quality>quantity), showing fit for your major, good track record</p>

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<p>correction: As of July 2009, applying for aid no longer is an antihook for international students. Being international is a semi-antihook.</p>

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<p>^Since you’re an expert on Cornell, I want to ask you a question: Is Math considered a non-popular major, even though it’s in one of the most competitive colleges (CAS)?</p>

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<p>I think it’s one of those that doesn’t help you or hurt you because it isn’t really popular or completely unwanted.</p>