Another One....

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>Chance me! (CAS)</p>

<p>Asian Male, Attend a very competitive public high school, top 10% of my class</p>

<p>Most Rigorous Courseload
GPA: 96.49% Weighted/ 93% (3.8) Unweighted
SAT: M:620 CR:730 W:770 Total: 2120
SAT II's: US History: 740 English Lit:650
ACT: 31</p>

<p>AP Courses Taken:
AP Biology
AP English Language
AP English Literature
AP Spanish Language
AP World History
AP American History
AP Human Geography
AP Macroeconomics</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
NHS Member
Tutor 6th Graders
Computer Club
Volunteer work at Hospice
Volunteer work in medical office
Volunteer work in Africa
Took Summer Course at Columbia University
Will be volunteering at NY Presbyterian Hospital starting in January</p>

<p>Other: AP Scholar with Honor, received letter of commendation from the support group I volunteered at in Africa, received letter of commendation from my principal on my model behavior in school</p>

<p>Dad is on staff at the Cornell Medical Center</p>

<p>Any thoughts?</p>

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<p>Knock it off. You know full well you have as much of a chance as any other Asian/white with good SAT scores, all As, and good ECs. Unless you're hiding a Mexican grandmother in your hat or a track-and-field world record in your Nikes, you just have to hope. Unless you murder children in your spare time, you've got that hope, and that'll have to be enough. </p>

<p>My one helpful comment is that I happen to know someone who got automatic entrance to Cornell specifically because her father was a professor there. However, unless your father is Chief of Staff or something equally heavy, I wouldn't bank on that. But it's a thought.</p>

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<p>According to my patented admissions formula, you have a 21.8% chance</p>

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<p>^^my calculator says 21.76 but I guess u can round it off to 21.8%....</p>