Any chance of getting in?

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<p>Hey guys, can you give your estimates? Thanx.</p>

<p>Medium-income Asian</p>

<p>SAT I (Old): 1510 760M, 750V
SAT I (New): 2080 700 M 720 CR 660 W
SAT IIs: US History: 800, Math IIC 800</p>

<p>AP:
US History 5
World History 5</p>

<p>GPA weighted (4.78)
Unweighted (3.98)
Class rank: 6/450</p>

<p>Clubs:
Mu Alpha Theta- 10, 11, 12
Speech Team- 9
Academic Team- 11
French Honor Society- 10, 11
Orchestra- 9, 10, 11, 12
Math Honors- 12
Chess Club- 9, 10, 11
ASIA Club-12
Science Honors-12</p>

<p>Treasurer- Symphonic Orchestra
Vice President- Mu Alpha Theta
Webmaster- Science Honors</p>

<p>Advanced Geometry Award
Advanced Algebra II Award
Advanced Precalculus Award
Mason and Hanger College Incentive Fund
Optimist Respect for Law Award
Academic Team-Governor’s Cup (social studies) 5th place district
5th place regional
State Top 20
4 distinguished solos- Kentucky Music Education Association
Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship
AP Scholar
Math Field Day District Winner
Lots of other small awards</p>

<p>AP Courses:
AP World History-10
AP US History-11
AP Statistics-12
AP Calculus AB-12
AP Chemistry-12
AP English Language-11
AP English Literature-12
AP Physics-11
AP Biology-11</p>

<p>Other:
Tutor for Mu Alpha Theta (2 years) and Math Honors (1 year)
Assistant Concertmaster of Symphonic Orchestra (2 years)
Violin private lessons (10 years)- also performed several times a year for different groups
Central Kentucky Youth Orchestra (5 years)
Helped with Lexington Children’s Museum</p>

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<p>there's really nothing anyone can tell you. You know that your test scores, gpa, etc. are good, and therefore you could get in. however, maybe you won't. no one knows. you should just wait and stop stressing about something no one here can accurately predict.</p>

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<p>i agree with holdenmcaulfield.</p>

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<p>go consult an 8 ball for an answer. ;)</p>

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<p>ur stats are almost exactly the same as mine.
just thought id say that</p>

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<p>go with the 8 ball. that's an awesome idea. no offense to anyone, but posting ur stats and asking ppl wat ur chances of getting in, doesn't really do u any good.</p>

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<p>I know. Just wanted to make sure 10 people didn’t show up to tell me that I had no chance. :)</p>

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<p>ah. i'm already preparing myself for rejection without anyone telling me.</p>

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<p>so when i get my rejection letter, i won't hit me as hard.</p>

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<p>^likewise, although more for "deferred" than "rejected". meh.</p>

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<p>lol. i'm just preparing myself for the worst and hoping for the best.</p>

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<p>Lol. Cornell can’t be that hard; certainly not as tough as Stanford EA where more than 50% of the applicants are rejected.</p>

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<p>cornell is an ivy. 50% rejected meaning like 50% gets in. that's stil pretty good considering its Standford. ( i know u said more than 50%)</p>

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<p>does Cornell give likely letters? and if you send in a complete RD app by the end of november, any chances your app will get a bit of review, or will it be shelved till general reading begins in march? thanks</p>

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<p>mimisugar - i think what goldfish is saying is that out of all the stanford ea applicants, 50% are flat out rejected, which is rare for such a prestigious school. most prestigious schools DEFER the majority ed and ea applicants that they don't accept, not reject them. therefore, stanford rejecting 50% (or more, i don't know) of their ea applicants is very harsh because out of the remaing 50%, many many more are simply deferred, leaving a very small percentage to be accepted. just though i'd say that, no real point i suppose.</p>

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<p>holden - thanx for clearing it up.</p>

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<p>Sorry for being ambiguous. By the way, do you know Cornell’s accept/defer/reject rate for EA/ED applicants?</p>

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<p>No, but no one from my school was flat out rejected ED, they were deferred and later rejected.</p>

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<p>Do you know any kids who were deferred and then accepted RD?</p>

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<p>Um...I personally don't, but they definitely exist, otherwise everyone from the ED pool who wasn't getting in would just be rejected. I know a girl who got guaranteed transfer after being deffered, but the people I'm talking about are just the applicants from my school and there were only three people who were deferred, so it's probably not reflective of the situation at large.</p>