Chance me for Cornell

Chance Me / Match Me
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Hi. I am planning on applying to Cornell ED in the fall. I will also be applying to the other ivy league schools as well as duke and MIT.
I am currently a Junior attending the top rated public high school in my state.
I am a white male
My Unweighted G.P.A. is 3.935 and my weighted GPA is 4.71 (out of 4.8)
My class rank is 3 out of 275.
My ACT Score is a 32 with a 10 on the essay
My extracurriculars include:
Jewish Student Union (treasurer this year, president next year)
DECA (Procurement and feasibility manager this year, treasurer next year)
Varsity Quiz
NHS
Ambassadors (recruiting kids to come to the magnet school)
FBLA
2 Different youth groups
vp of both this year president of 1 next year.
Lacrosse 1 year jv 2 years varsity

Let me know my chances, Thank You

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Chances are fair at best. 32 is on the low end of acceptable.

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Do you know what you’re talking about??? I go to Cornell (with a 4.0 average by the way) and I can assure you that 32 is a fine ACT score. Perhaps you’re just bitter that you would never be able to get in. “Low end of acceptable”… please, let’s get real. To the OP, you have a fantastic chance of getting in. Good luck!!!

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@newyork21 :
Dude, chill.

32 is a “fine” ACT score, it’s just on the low-end for Cornell. I’m not saying s/he will not get it, but it’s not like they got a 35.

P.S. …and for the record, I did get into Cornell (granted it was 35 years ago when things were different).

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@newyork21

You’re right, a 32 isn’t on the lower end. But there’s no need to be so bitter about it.

Anyways OP, I think you have a decent chance of getting into Cornell if you apply ED. What is your courseload for next year?

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@soze

Actually the 32 is right in the 50th percentile for the class of 2018.

Of course, if you apply the case in which the OP will be competing against generally tougher applicants in the ED round and as a hookless white male, maybe it is a tiny bit on the lower side.

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Your GPA is amazing! Your ECs are pretty good too, I would say to get your ACT score up a little bit more though if you really don’t want to, you still have a great chance or Cornell. Just to comment on the other schools that you mentioned, I think that the usual Harvard, Princeton, Columbia would like to see a higher ACT, MIT would like to see more STEM involvement, but Duke would be an amazing fit for you- I know someone who had a little lower GPA than you and they got full to Duke.

Chance me back? http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1776774-ill-chance-back-for-top-schools.html#latest

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Yep…32 is right at 50% – middle 50% is 30-34. Ivy League schools, even Cornell are a reach for everyone, but you have a decent chance. Good luck.

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Which includes hooked applicants.
For an unhooked candidate it’s likely in the bottom third. Hence my contention that it’s on the “low end of acceptable” is correct.

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ED I’d say a very good chance as chances for ivy leagues go.