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Colleges & Universities Cornell University
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<p>To give this URM a chance…</p>

<p>I’ve received a few emails from Cornell and I think I want to apply… however, I dont want to waste time and monsey on a university I dont have a shot of being accepted to. So this is where you come in…Can you cahnce me…and please…be as brutally honest as possible…</p>

<p>OK… im more focused on life than on tests so brace yourself for my scores… the rest of my application looks ok…
African American girl
Financial need: yes…big time
GPA: 3.947 uw 4.66 w
Rank 1 or 2/ 710 hopefully 1 by second semester
school : public…bad side of town…and i must emphasize this…there have been three shootings at my school last year alone
AP test:
Bio 5
English lan 4
USH 5
World History 4
Senior schedule:
Calc ABC
Individual Study Debate (like debate 6)
AP English Literature
AP Chem 2 or Adv. Organic Chemistry… wish i could take both
AP Macro
Ap Comparative Governemnt
Basketball
German 2 and 3 hopefully self study before January</p>

<p>SAT: 630 CR 630 M 600 W </p>

<p>ACT: 32 composite…(will be taking again) (prep over the summer will hopefully raise it to 34)</p>

<p>SAT 2: Math 2 720 Liteature : 730 Biology 740<br>
ECS:
president of speech and debate
varsity letter in debate
nationally ranked in Dramatic interpretation (top 50)
Quarterfinalist in impromptu two years in a row at national tournament top 60
lots of awards in speech and debate…taken a few local tournaments
(will continue debate in college…if that means anything)</p>

<p>My friend and i created YNH… a service group that has raised over $9,000.00 in the last 3 years for many causes</p>

<p>Academic Decatholon Sec.-11th President and Honors group leader 12 … medaled in Honors Writing , Speech , and Music ( gold , gold, bronze)</p>

<p>UIL state participantin Imformative speaking (kinda big here in texas)</p>

<p>Semifinalist at the sate tournament in Oratory and Extemp speaking
TOC qualifier in extemp (kinda big in debate world)</p>

<p>Teach a kid - mentor program for middle scool students… head mentor ( 2 years…
Ive ben in all my clubs listed for 4 years… these ive been in for 2 years</p>

<p>SNHS sec , president-12
NHS
Student council,- </p>

<p>Orchestra- 9th grade Phillharmonic president 12th grade - Symphonic orchestra - Section leader (
solo ensemble awards
***I wasnt in orchestra in tenth and eleventh grade because i had to sell my violin for economic reasons)</p>

<p>Lots of volunter hours …walks…YMCA…library… Medical center…(shadowed a few doctors)</p>

<p>National finalist in a speech contest…maybe i will win (hahahah) but its not till november</p>

<p>Recs: great
essays: will be really deep hopefully about my life experinces and when i visited my family back home in Nigeria
(u.s. born citizen just for clarification)</p>

<p>lots of academic awards…something for PSAT at least commended (219)
AP scholar with honors
speaks more than two languages </p>

<p>Quest Bridge College prep scholarship winner and Ventures Scholar…</p>

<p>So am I ivy league material?</p>

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<p>you have to specify which college you want to apply to</p>

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<p>College of Arts and Sciences</p>

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<p>which major? you’ll have an easier time gaining acceptance to some obscure program than to, say, general bio, which is saturated with wannabe premeds</p>

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<p>Cognitive Sciences (1st choice)
Biological sciences (2nd choice)</p>

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<p>providing your essays and recommendations are solid, I think you would have a great shot at your first choice and a good shot at your second. the essay topic you described, about going home to nigeria – is that for the common app, or for the cornell supplement?</p>

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<p>oh, and I’d also focus on improving your ACT score over your SAT since you seem to have done better on the first</p>

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<p>hello fellow Nigerian. Igbo or Yuroba? Igbo woman here. You’ll find that Cornell is indeed the Nigerian Ivy 'cause there are a lot of us on campus.
But I don’t think asking people online, people who aren’t admissions officers and don’t have a say in if you get in or not. What they could do for you is give you advice on how to manage your senior year based on their experiences and give you more information about Cornell.</p>

<p>There is no way some kid online can give you chances, so I always say don’t waste your time trying that. Apply to any school you want. There’s no need to ask anyone if you should, anyone other than yourself, because there is nothing worse you can face than rejection and you will get over that quickly.</p>

<p>If you have any questions about my experiences at Cornell, feel free to PM me. :)</p>

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<p>Im Igbo…thanks for the help</p>

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<p>I definitely think you have a shot and should apply. Best of luck!</p>

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<p>go for it!</p>

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<p>yep cornell loves nigerians…and since you’re from texas you have a greater chance…</p>

<p>your scores are not too low…your APs supplement that</p>

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<p>I think you have a good shot. </p>

<p>It seems weird to me that a school with 3 shootings/ year has all these APs… wouldn’t the money be better spent on student safety… not that this is relevant at all</p>

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<p>you are right hpmbs…but i think it’s because it is a school in HISD (the largest school district in the USA)</p>

<p>HISD has special magnet/charter schools that are sort of like prep schools but through public education…</p>

<p>cornell also considers previous applicants from your school…lets say that your school has had several people go to cornell or apply…if you are as good as they are you’ll get in, and since you’re ranked #1 i say you have a good chance at getting in anywhere!</p>

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<p>thanks for the comments…and my school is in HISD</p>

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<p>You have a very good chance at acceptance at any of the Cornell colleges that you think are the best fit for you, including Arts and Sciences. If you have an interest , then you should definitely apply.</p>