<p>Pretty nice title, says it all
Anyone out there willing to do a chancing for Cornell CAS ED?</p>
<p>White male, Upstate NY, middle-class
Applying ED to CAS for Chemistry</p>
<p>Stats:
ACT: 33
SAT IIs: Chemistry (790), Math II (740)
GPA: 96.15 unweighed
Class rank: 10/370
8 APs, Chemistry (4), English (5), World History (5), US History (5)</p>
<p>ECs:
Cross-country (11, 12) - Varsity, top 3 runner, made it to States junior year
Nordic skiing (9, 10, 11) - JV, 2nd place JV counties
Tennis (9, 10, 11) - Varsity, competed at sectionals
Science Olympiad (11,12) - 6th place in event at Regionals, competed at States</p>
<p>Awards:
Cornell Essay Contest finalist
9 Titan Scholar Awards (school award)
AP Scholar
Commended National Merit</p>
<p>I also had a family friend who is a Rice professor and former Cornell graduate who knows me pretty well write a letter of recommendation.</p>
<p>Thanks for the input! If it makes any difference, my high school has sent 20 kids to Cornell since 2008, so I hope that the recognition factor might help.</p>
<p>I would bet that you will make it in. The reach-for-everyone thing is lame. If you deserve to go to a certain school and should apply to it, it should be a match. For that reason, I see cornell as a high match.</p>
<p>You should think a little more before you send 4 letter of recommendations. If each letter of recommendation isn’t COMPLETELY different and you are sending more than the recommended, it can be frowned upon. If they are all “family friends” who have seen you grow up, you need which you want to send, not all.</p>
<p>Actually I only sent one extra letter, and after specifically asking the admissions staff, they said it wouldn’t hurt me… the other three were from a councilor and two teachers (as required by Cornell)</p>
<p>I’d give you a good chance. A lot of upstate NY schools send bunches if kids to Cornell. I went to one and your scores are better than kids who got in.</p>