A bit of chancing, perhaps?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>Hi fellas. Just copy/pasting from my other chance thread over in the UCB subforum. The two minutes of your life will be reciprocated with my utmost gratitude <3</p>

<p>LOCATION: San Diego, California
ETHNICITY: Eurasian mutt... White, basically.
MAJOR: One of the following: Chem E., Biochem, some other Engineering</p>

<p>GPA
UW: 3.96
W: 4.45</p>

<p>SAT I Reasoning: 2080 (will probably not submit) 690R, 720M, 670W
SAT IIs: Math II - 770, Chemistry 800
ACT: 34 Composite; 36 science, 33 math</p>

<p>Classes, omitting normals
Freshman:
No 5 point classes offered; notable classes are
Advanced English
Geometry(A)</p>

<p>Soph:
English 2Honors
Algebra 2/Trig Honors
AP European (received a 3)</p>

<p>Junior:
AP Chem (received a 5)
AP Enviro (received a 5)
Pre-Calc H</p>

<p>Senior Year planned schedule is as follows, omitting normals:
AP Gov
AP Econ
AP Phys B
AP Calc BC</p>

<p>ECs are mediocre
-Piano for 10+ years, Sax for 7 years, Tai Kwon Do 7 years
-Science and Engineering Club, 9th-12th grade
-USD Chemistry Olympiad Participant
-JETS 2011 team participant
-2011 Summer Internship at Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery Law Firm. I'm typing this from my desk atm, probably should get back to work soon.
-Leader in "Vacation Bible School" at my local parish in 2009 and 2010 summers. I taught kiddies about chemistry, made them lunch and all that. Organized stuff and managed other leaders within my group
-NHS, CSF, 50+ hours of official tutoring
-Junior year JV Tennis player? Hah</p>

<p>"Awards"
-Certificate of Merit up to level 6
-Bausch and Lomb Science Award (11th grade)
-Honors awards miscellanea</p>

<p>Planning on writing my essay centered around my lifelong anxiety disorder; how it's been a humbling experience, and how I've forced my way through it and grown in character and appreciation for the little things, etc.</p>

<p>Thanks so much for your time!</p>

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<p>Your stats are all great :)I would retake the SAT, since the SAT & ACT test different things(how smart you are vs. what you’ve learned throughout high school). Nice focus on EC’s, too :slight_smile: I think you have a great chance.</p>

<p>Chance me?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1181604-yale-harvard-princeton-ea.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1181604-yale-harvard-princeton-ea.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>^ Will do (chance, I mean).</p>

<p>I do plan on retaking the SAT; I know it is a “reasoning” test, but regardless it IS English oriented, and that is not my forte. I don’t speak good like what other folk do.
Worse comes to worse and I’m not able to raise that score as highly as I’d like, will the ACT suffice?
Also, on a different tangent here, I’ve only taken 2 years of foreign language. Considering that I’m applying to the engineering college, how much can this hurt me?
Thanks again.</p>

<p>EDIT: chanced</p>

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<p>I know what you mean…~7 years ago, I didn’t even know what the English alphabet looked like. So yeah, Science/math > English :)<br>
Most colleges claim that they don’t care which test you submit & that they are weighted equally; however, I have heard many people say that’s a lie. For example, Southern schools like Vandy tend to like the ACT. So study as hard as you can! No worries, you have months :)</p>

<p>As for foreign languages, most Ivy League’s prefer 4 years of a language…but that’s not a prerequisite, it’s a preference as far as I’m aware. I would call the specific colleges you are applying to and ask them. You can always cram 2 semesters into senior year.</p>

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<p>No…do not take the SAT again. There is absolutely no need to. A 34 ACT is great for applying to any school. I would spend your time working on your essays, since those are pretty darn important for Cornell (make sure you write a strong supplement for engineering; that is, spend a good amount of time on it!). </p>

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<p>Yes.</p>

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<p>As long you satisfy the College of Engineering’s language requirements, it should not. I’d double check on their website, though.</p>

<p>I’m not sure about your chances, but you’re definitely qualified to apply. Good luck, and I hope to see you here next year.</p>

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<p>I think you are more than qualified! And for your sake, don’t retake the SAT! It’ll just drive you crazy!</p>