Do I look good for Cornell ILR School?

jjtennisboy
Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:15:07 +0000

I am a good student, and I look to apply to the Cornell ILR College because I am in love with it.

I am first-generation Hispanic, from Barcelona, Spain, but have gone to school here since the 2nd grade. I am fluent in Spanish, English, Catalan, and French. My flaws come with my grades and test scores. Although I dream of going to a very good school, my grades are not of genius standards, but they are still good. Same story goes in terms of my SAT scores. I am involved in many leadership roles, many of them reflecting my focus on business and international affairs. Would being hispanic give me a significant edge? How much does it ACTUALLY help? Even more, being from Spain is exclusive enough, for there are not many people from there in the US. Here are my stats…

GPA is out of 4.0, unweighted

Freshman- gpa 4.0

Sophomore- gpa 3.5
Honors Chem
Honors Algebra 2
Honors Spanish Lang
L1 History
L1 English
L1 Latin

Junior- 3.65
L1 Precalc
L1 Physics
Honors Latin
AP Literature
AP Spanish Lit
L1 History

Senior- do not know yet, most likely 3.7
AP Biology
AP Psychology
AP Art History
AP English Language
AP Calculus AB
Honors Latin
Independent study for spanish; something business-related

SAT: 2000
Recommendation letters: very good
Class Rank- top 10%

I am very like-able and my interview will surely be to my favor.

President Spanish Honors Society
Officer Latin Honors Society
President Model UN
President Future Business Leaders of America
Editor for school news paper
Business manager for school news paper
Varsity Tennis Team 4 years

American Legion Boys’ State Award
Fairfield University Book Award
National Latin Exam- Gold 9th and 10th
National Spanish Exam- Gold 10th and 11th
National Latin Honors Society
National Spanish Honors Society

What worries me is that I do not have a 4.0, and I am not in all AP or Honors classes. Also, my SAT scores are not the best. Would Hispanic truly help make up for that? Also, would applying early lower my chances to get in because of legacy/recruits?