Am I Good Enough?!? help please!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>Ok I'm a houston texas high school junior and as my time in high school is nearly done I still don't feel like I'm fully qualified to go somewhere like Cornell, my dream school!! I still have like a few months left so please take a look at my credentials and tell me what else I could do or improve...thx!
Btw I'm pakistani
Grades: college 3.94 (5.22 out of 6.0)
So rank is about 18 out of 720
I've done 2 5s on ap tests plan to take 10 more tests. total
Psat 229 most prob finalist/semi
SAT 2120 720 math 700 rest(not so hot but I'm retaking)</p>

<p>I have yet to take sat subject tests and act</p>

<p>Ecs:
9-11 2nd degree blackbelt , school instructor
Also many award from tournaments
9-11 jv tennis plus few awards and division captain
9-12 ec tennis in club plus helped teach
Also had tennis champion level ranking
11-12 hockey/varsity hockey
10 -12 memorial hermann hospital volunteering with couple volunteer of the month awards and total about 170 hours
Local library 50 hours plus helping english learners(I'm very good at spanish and hindi so I could help foreigners)<br>
64 hours at alzheimers hospice and helped arrange events for them and for alzheimer awareness
Like 50 hours at habitat for humanity
Internship/helped a couple of big engineering companies during past 2 summers that my dad knows, plan to get HP internship
Helped organize relief and raise over thousand dollars for pakistani earthquake refugees last year
School clubs: debate 10-12 (honorary debatee recognition in public forum, won most improved devabater)
Math club 9-12 won in local number sense comps and was a officer
Founder of amnest international in our school(was vice pres. Helped raise money for sudan and had fundraisers organized)
Computer science officer and won awards in compet.
HOSA won state for biotech. 2 years running maybe nationals this year
Plan to go to cornell summer school</p>

<p>Ok now I can't think of anything...I know I've done other stufff but w/e.k so please advise me on what I'm lacking</p>

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<p>Cornell is an Ivy so admissions will be unpredictable, but in my opinion, it’s a low reach for you. If you can get 2200+ on the next SAT, you will surely increase your competitiveness! And take some SAT IIs.</p>

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<p>Thank you very much for the honesty and the tip. I will try to do that ;)</p>

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<p>Yeah you are doing great. i think you would surely get in at a school like cornell</p>

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<p>i checked my schools spreadsheet for the last three years and you seem to be on par / slightly above most of the applicants. your gpa is very good as are you ec’s, only thing holding you back is your SATs and you’re retaking them so i think you’re set. although it is an ivy and they’re a reach for everyone. any other schools you’re looking at?</p>

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<p>it’s all about the essays. Your creds are good enough, just write an essay that shows personality and character.</p>

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<p>Ok guys thanks for the advice and for giving me an idea of where I am…and I’ll be sure to retake the SAT and write a good essay. Also forzworn to be honest I’m not sure where else lol…maybe like georgia tech,columbia, and ucla berkely</p>