am I ok for cornell?

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<p>9th grade:
Three out of four honors courses; I am really bad at math, thus I don't plan on majoring/minoring in anything related to math and maybe not even science so I don't think it will kill me. I had As and Bs but that was only because I was EXTREMELY involved in extracurriculars (I played the piano & composed for the fingerstyle guitar 8 or more hours a day.) But I turned this around and there's a great upward trend now.
ALL As and Bs
Honors Biology, Honors English I, Honors U.S History</p>

<p>10th grade:
Again, three out of four honors courses; no honors math, again.
Honors Chemistry, Honors American Lit, Honors World History
Chem is REALLY hard for me so the first semester I'll have a B. But it's not too much of a worry because I am getting a lot of extra help so I'll have an A next semester. Same thing with math. I'll have a B the first semester of math as well.
ALL As and 2 Bs</p>

<p>and in 11th grade I'll have:
Most rigorous
Four honors (maybe 5) and one AP.
Honors Physics, Honors Spanish IV, AP Euro, Honors British Lit, maybe Honors Alg. II.
Will definitely get all As
12th:
More than the most rigorous
Honors Anatomy and Physiology/Marine Biology, AP Spanish Lang, AP USG&P, AP English Lit, AP Art History, Pre-Calculus/AP Calculus AB (self-study), Honors Econ
Same here; will get all As.</p>

<p>I'm very involved with extracurriculars. No, it's not a laundry list of things to sugarcoat my transcript; all of the activities that I pursue are activities that I truly enjoy.</p>

<p>I would like to be a writer/editor for National Geographic, or an arctic marine biologist. I'm also interested in International law and econ, if I decide to become a lawyer. What kind of degree should I get if I decide to be a writer/editor for NatGeo, or an Arctic Marine Biologist?</p>

<p>Btw I'm just a sophomore. Am I on the right track for Cornell ED?</p>

<p>Thanks :)</p>

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<p>Wow that’s a really cool ambition, I also want to go into some sort of journalism.</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t count on “definitely getting all “A”'s” in upper level science & math if you are getting “B”'s in those subject areas now. Without SAT / ACT scores it is impossible to give you any indication of your chances at Cornell.</p>

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<p>csdad - The only reason that I have the Bs is because I don’t go for help very often. I’m going for help just about everyday now, and my grade is an A in Chem. Of course, even if I do get an A, the semester grade will still be a B, because the B that I got in the first quarter was a B-. </p>

<p>Don’t tell me that I can’t get As in the subject. You don’t know what I’m capable of with the right help.</p>

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<p>and my PSAT scores for English & CR are in the upper 70s. So SAT won’t be a problem for the most part; with the exception of math. I’m getting a tutor for that.</p>

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<p>*in the subjects</p>

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<p>and by English I mean writing</p>