Any chance at All????

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>Hi, this is my first post here after reading a lot around here. Reading these forums really are depressing. sigh...
Got my SAT scores back today and I just want a public opinion about my chances at these colleges. I feel like my college list is all reaches...</p>

<p>Asian Student at Competitive High School in Northern New Jersey
GPA: 3.46 Weighted. (Pretty bad)
Rank: opted to not show but 65/207, for reference
SATI: 2040 (790M, 650V, 600W)
SATII: 700MathII, 600Chem
AP:6 Hon:9, Basically all honors/ap.</p>

<p>Prospective Majors: Pharmacy, Biomed Engin, Finance. Really depends on where I get into.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Marching Band (9, 10, 11, 12) Section Leader, 11-12
Concert Band (9, 10, 11, 12) Section Principle, 10-12
Pit Band (10, 11, 12)
Jazz Ensemble (10, 11, 12) Lead chair, 10-12
Jazz Ensemble II (9)
Princeton University Wind Ensemble (11)
School Newspaper (9, 10, 11, 12) News
Academic Decathlon (10, 11, 12) Main team member, 4 medals
Yearbook (12) Layout editor
Men's Choir (12)
Lacrosse (9)</p>

<p>Volunteer/Misc:
Church Youth Group (10, 11, 12)
Habitat for Humanity (11, 12)
Morristown Soup Kitchen (11, 12)
Church VBS Crew Leader (10, 11, 12)
NYSC Retreat Preschool Staff (11, 12)
Piano (7 years) 3 years regional honors recital
Saxophone (3 years) area band (hopefully)
Clarinet (2 years)
Chinese School (12 years-graduated)</p>

<p>Prospective Colleges: (order by preference)
Cornell University, biomed engin
Boston College, finance
Boston University, biomed engin
Lehigh University, integrated ibe, biomed engin, finance
The College of New Jersey, biomed engin, finance
Syracuse University, biomed engin
Rutgers New Brunswick, pharmacy, biomed engin
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, pharmacy</p>

<p>Please be brutally honest. Ugh I feel like the type of kids colleges hate. Low gpa but above average (maybe?) SATs. Thanks.
After looking over a lot of "What are my chances?" threads, i noticed not a lot of kids are music heavy or even do any music styled things. Strange, as I'm so used to seeing all-region/state,eastern honors for musical kids.</p>

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<p>I would say that while your math SATs are impressive, your CR and W doesn't help. But it's ok! You're applying for engineering! Your ECs are very impressive, esp since you stuck out with many of them over quite a period of time. </p>

<p>Hm...brutally honest? I would say, looking over just STANDARIZED SCORES AND GPA (3.4 weighted is worse than 3.4 unweighted right? esp if you're taking all those honors and aps, it should be much higher weighted?), you're probably going to have to write some killer essays (oh..doesn't everyone say this?) and ACCENTUATE YOUR ECS!! <--haha...hurray for regions!! I was in north jersey regions orchestra for 4 years...then i slacked off --;;..haha..and i'm not trying out this year xP</p>

<p>And ..please..No, your college list is not all reaches. Rutgers IS NOT A REACH for you! Neither would Syracuse and TCNJ be either..</p>

<p>Btw..you went to Chinese school in NJ? Puhaha..was it BCTC? I went there xP..or..Hua Xia? Bergen county Chinese school at FDU? haha...sorry..I'm procrastinating with lit and ap bio..so xP..it would be so funny if i know you!</p>

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<p>lol no. i went to nnjcacs chinese school at montville high school, morris county</p>

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<p>Ah..I've never heard of it --;;..haha..Hm..Montville..do you know..Bryant YOung? Ah..only person I can think of right now from there..xP</p>

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<p>lol. i only went there for chinese school. i attend Hanover Park High School in east hanover.</p>

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<p>Oh I see ^-^..I was worried that if I clicked on this thread again, there'd be a response that was "Oh, that's me --;;" ..haha...I go to Bergen Academies --;;..fun right?</p>

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<p>cornell doesn't offer a major in biomedical engineering</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/programs/departments-schools/biomedical-engineering/index.cfm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/programs/departments-schools/biomedical-engineering/index.cfm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>BME is a minor at Cornell.</p>

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<p>hmm you are right. my apologies</p>