Can someone tell me what I should work on and what my chances are

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Hello Cornell is my favorite/dream school and I was wondering if anyone could tell me how my chances look right now and if I need to improve
-4.0 gpa
-Italian honor society
-National honor society
-Go green club(officer)
-Football team for four years( captain 10th grade for Jv)
-Participated in national history day
-I am doing a summer program at Cornell this summer
-I was invited to the National Academy of Future Scientists & technologists
-I work every summer
-200+ volunteer hours
-I am aiming for a 2000 on my SAT
4 APS

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Hey, I would say that this is a decent start.
Are you a junior and if you are, how were you on the football team for four years?

Other than that, I would improve on SAT. If you want a good chance at Cornell, you might need 2200+.
Your extracurriculars are okay but I would add more that pertain to the major of your desire but it does look like you are very productive seeing that you are spending your summers doing a lot of work.
Remember to do extracurriculars that you enjoy.

Also essays and recommendations. Those essays have a HUGE impact.

Completely honest, I would say mid-high reach right now but you have time to change that by doing some of the stuff above and its really hard to judge.

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Yeah, your leadership experience thus far is great, but you need to aim for the highest possible SAT score. Cornell, unlike many schools that claim to, uses a holistic admissions process. However, I like to think that you need to get the minimum SAT score (probably around at least a 2100) to crack the door open so your extracurriculars, recommendations, and GPA can kick it down. But a 2000 SAT score makes Cornell a tough option right now. I never took the ACT, but a lot of my friends found it better than the SAT, so consider taking that as well. Good luck!

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Idk if Cornell looks at ethnicity but I’m Spanish if that means anything

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@nymets56 I definitely don’t think that hurts you. I think Cornell would take that into account. It takes pride on being the most diverse Ivy.

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And I’m also applying ED

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@nymets56‌ That certainly helps too lol